查词 - prop

prop

prɒp verb

1 to support something by leaning it against something, or by putting something else under, next to, or behind it 把…靠在…上; 支住，支撑

prop sth against/on sth

He propped his bike against a tree.

他把自行车靠在一棵树上。

Can we prop the window open with something?

我们能不能用什么东西支住窗户让它开着?

2 to prevent something from falling by putting something against it or under it 支撑，撑住〔某物〕

The builders are trying to prop up the crumbling walls of the church.

建筑工人正在设法把快要倒塌的教堂墙壁撑住。

paintings propped up against the wall

倚墙放的画

3 to help an ECONOMY , industry, or government so that it can continue to exist, especially by giving money 支持，维持〔某经济、行业或政府〕

The government introduced measures to prop up the stock market.

政府采取措施来扶持股市。

4

prop yourself up

to hold your body up by leaning against something 靠着某物站直（坐直），撑着站起（坐起），撑起身体

[+ on/against/with ]

She propped herself up on one elbow.

她用单肘撑起身子。

noun

5 an object placed under or against something to hold it in a particular position 支柱，支撑物

6 a small object such as a book, weapon etc, used by actors in a play or film 〔戏剧或电影中的〕道具 usually plural 一般用复数

Anna looks after costumes and props.

安娜照管服装和道具。

舞台道具

7 something or someone that helps you to feel strong 支持者; 后盾; 靠山

She was becoming an emotional prop for him.

她成了他的感情支柱。

8 a PROPELLER [非正式] 螺旋桨; 推进器 informal

9

prop forward

also 又作 one of the players in a RUGBY team, who is large and strong and holds up the SCRUM 〔橄榄球队的〕支柱前锋