The public was inclined to take her side because of the creditable screen image she had established during the years.
由于她多年来在银幕上树立的良好形象,公众倾向于站在她这一边。
讲解
take someone's side, 意思就是“支持某个人,站在他那边” ,to agree with or support one person or group. Creditable 这个单词是 credit 的形容词形式,意思就是指“声誉好的”something has public acknowledgement and praise.
发音
我们在读这句话的时候,要注意 screen 这个单词的发音,在's'之后接爆破音‘k’时,通常会不送气, 读成类似'g'的音,screen, screen.
重点拓展
还有哪些表达可以表示“支持”的意思呢?一起来拓展学习一下吧:
back up
支持,证实(某种说法)
in support of
支持,证明…正确
root for
支持,为…鼓劲
Good luck, we'll be rooting for you.
祝你好运,我们会支持你的。
It's one of those movies in which you're forced to root for the villain.
这是那种让人不得不为坏人叫好的电影。