词汇 "prop up" 在中文的含义

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prop up

US /prɑːp ʌp/

UK /prɒp ʌp/

支撑, 支柱

to support something that is falling or is likely to fall

示例:

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He used a stick to prop up the leaning fence.

他用一根棍子支撑着倾斜的栅栏。

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The old building needed to be propped up with wooden beams.

那座旧建筑需要用木梁支撑起来。

同义词:

support shore up buttress bolster brace

支持, 维持

to give help or support to something, especially an economy or a system, so that it can continue to exist

示例:

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The government had to prop up the failing banks.

政府不得不支持那些濒临倒闭的银行。

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Foreign aid is used to prop up the country's weak economy.

外国援助被用来支撑该国疲软的经济。

同义词:

sustain maintain uphold bolster subsidize