prop up
支撑
常用释义
英式发音
美式发音
基本释义
- 支撑：通过在下方或侧面放置物体来防止（某物）倒塌或滑动。
- 支持：给予（某人）帮助、鼓励或支持。
例句
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1·He siphoned $1.2 billion from his companies to prop up his crumbling media empire.他从他所有的公司抽调12亿美元用来支持他摇摇欲坠的媒体王国。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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2·One night, his flatmates found him in his attic bedroom screaming and trying to prop up the roof with his arms.一天晚上，他的室友们发现他在阁楼的卧室尖叫，还试着用手臂去够屋顶。
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3·Do not prop up employment (no stimulus).不要支撑就业(没有刺激计划)。
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4·We had to prop up the roof with a wooden post.我们必须用一根木柱子撑住屋顶。
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5·He needs American and IMF cash to prop up a failing economy.他需要美国及国际货币基金组织的现金来支撑一个摇摇欲坠的经济。
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6·If necessary, prop up your feet with a footstool or other support.如有必要，用脚凳或其它支持物垫起双脚。
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7·Now Walmart hopes to see if higher prices will prop up America.如今，沃尔玛正希望涨价能够帮助美国销量的增长。
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8·Its willingness to use fiscal means to prop up the economy has helped, too.使用财政手段来支撑经济的意愿是有所帮助的。
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9·By 2001 saving had fallen to 5%, which helped to prop up consumer spending.到2001年存款下降到5％，用于支持消费开支。
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10·Never prop up your head with your elbows and hands during a conversation.和人说话时千万不可用手和手肘撑着头，要把手老实地放在桌上。
同义词
v.
支撑；支持