If at such a spreading contact the two plates support continents, a rift is formed that will gradually widen and become flooded by the sea. The Atlantic Ocean formed like this as the American and Afro-European plates move in opposite directions.

　　The word "support" is closest in meaning to which of following?

　　(A) separate

　　(B) create

　　(C) reduce

　　(D) hold

　　正确答案： D

　　托福词汇： support

　　vt.支持;帮助;支撑;维持

　　n.支撑;支持者;[数学]支集;支撑物

　　第三人称单数:supports;过去分词:supported;现在分词:supporting;...

　　[例句]Is there revenue to support the business?有没有收入支撑这项业务?