a group of people who provide emotional and practical help to someone in serious difficulty

中文解释

（为处境艰难的人提供情感和实际帮助的）支持网络，救助协会 It\'s very hard for battered women to rebuild their lives without a good support network. 如果没有一个得力的救助协会的帮助，受虐妇女很难重新开始新的生活。