| 单词 | propping up |
| 释义 | propping up (once / 26621 pages) n WORD FAMILY prop up: propped up, propping up, props up USAGE EXAMPLESSometimes the story, in all its magnificent ridiculousness, seems like mere scaffolding, propping up the ritual of the performance. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) Carrier should be buying up competitors rather than propping up failing Indiana factories. Wall Street Journal(Dec 27, 2016) “I didn’t want her to be like so many female roles, propping up the male characters,” she said. New York Times(Dec 23, 2016) n the act of propping up with shores Syn|Hyper shoring, shoring up support, supporting the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening |
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