She felt as limp as a rag doll, warm, weak and helpless, and his supporting arms were so pleasant.

她感觉自己像个布娃娃似的瘫软而温顺，娇弱而无所依靠，而他那搂抱的双臂又多么令人惬意啊！

His tone was so strong and resolute that it was like a supporting arm about her.

他的语气，是那样的坚定， 那样的坚决， 就像是一个扶着她的臂膀。

And those behemoths need to be held up by something — typically, poles and supporting mast arms.

这些庞然大物需要用某种东西支撑——通常是杆子和支撑桅杆臂。