They support the cables from which the bridge has been suspended.
高塔支撑着钢缆，而钢缆又悬吊着大桥，
新概念英语第三册 Lesson 17 The longest suspension bridge in the world

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

support [sə'pɔrt] 词频1 词根: sup
vt. 支持;帮助;支撑;维持; n. 支撑;支持者;[数学]支集;支撑物;
💡 sup在…下面+port带→带来支持→支持
"The poor suburbs traditionally formed the bedrock of the party's support."
贫穷的郊区在传统上构成了支持该党的牢固基础。
近义：hold, maintain, backstop, prop, steady, sustain 反义：leave, neglect, quit, strand, desert, forsake
bridge [brɪdʒ] 词频4 词根: br-
n. 桥;桥牌;鼻梁;起联系作用的东西; vt. 在…建桥，架桥于…之上;通过桥横跨;
💡 白(b)日(ri)等(d)哥(ge)在 桥上
"We crossed the bridge over the river Windrush."
我们穿过了温德拉什河上的桥。
近义：pass, range, span, surmount, traverse, crest
suspended [[sə'spendid]]
a. 悬浮的；暂停的, 缓期的（宣判）
近义：retarded, detained, stopped, delayed, halted, pendent
cables
n. 电缆；连线；锚索（cable的复数）

📚 更多「新概念英语第三册」例句

We'll get used to that, Bill,' said the vicar.
“大家慢慢就习惯了，比尔，”牧师说。
Verrazano, an Italian about whom little is known, sailed into New York Harbour in 1524 and named it Angouleme.
1524年，一位鲜为人知的意大利人维拉萨诺驾船驶进纽约港，并将该港名为安古拉姆。
I had forgotten all about the snails when Robert suddenly said that I must stay to dinner.
我把蜗牛的事已忘得一干二净，罗伯特突然提出一定要我留下来吃晚饭，这才提醒了我。
Only two stray dogs benefited from all this confusion, for they greedily devoured what was left of the cake.
只有两只野狗从这一片混乱中得到好处，它们贪婪地吃掉了剩下的蛋糕。
The hospital had been bombed and Hans had made his way back into Western Germany on foot.
医院遭到轰炸，汉斯步行回到了西德。
The village seemed deserted, the only sign of life being an ugly-looking black goat on a short length of rope tied to a tree in a field nearby.
村里似乎无人居住，唯一的生命迹象是附近田里一只面目可憎的黑山羊，用一截短绳拴在一棵树上。