I gratefully acknowledge financial support from several local businesses.是什么意思？

I gratefully acknowledge financial support from several local businesses.

我对本地几家企业的资助表示感谢.

gratefully

adv. 感激地，感谢地，令人快意地，舒适地；

例句
Your old clothes will be gratefully accepted by jumble sale organisers...
旧货义卖的组织者会感激地领受您捐赠的旧衣物。

acknowledge

vt. 承认，鸣谢，对…打招呼，告知已收到；

例句
Most Canadians acknowledge that the aboriginal people have had a rotten deal.
大多数加拿大人承认土著居民遭受了不公平的待遇。

financial

adj. 财政的，财务的，金融的，有钱的；

例句
We are moving ahead with plans to send financial aid...
我们提供财政援助的计划进展顺利。

support

vt. 支持，帮助，支撑，维持；n. 支撑，支持者，[数学]支集，支撑物；

例句
...the Cunard Princess, which acted as a support ship for American forces.
用作美军支援船的公主号冠达邮轮

from

prep. （表示时间）从…，（表示原因）因为，（表示来源）来自…，（表示分离）与…分离[隔开]；

例句
...an abortive attempt to prevent the current President from taking office.
企图阻止现任总统连任的失败尝试

several

adj. 几个的，专有的，各自的，分别的；pron. 几个，数个，一些；

例句
He's already altered several of the proposals in his economic plan to accommodate demands of special interests.
他已经改动了经济计划中的几项提议以迁就特殊利益集团的要求。

local

adj. 地方的，当地的，本地的，局部的，褊狭的；n. 慢车，本地居民（律师、教士、医生），住处附近的当地酒店，本地新闻；

例句
In my local health centre there's about forty parking spaces...
我们本地的保健中心约有40个停车位。

Businesses

n. 事情( business的名词复数 )，商业，营业额，交易；

例句
Greater government intervention in businesses would represent a step backwards.
政府加强对企业的干涉将是一种倒退。