prop up

US /prɑːp ʌp/
UK /prɑːp ʌp/
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1.

支撑, 支柱

to support something that is falling or is likely to fall

:
He used a stick to prop up the leaning fence.
他用一根棍子支撑着倾斜的栅栏。
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。
2.

支持, 维持

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

:
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。
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。