英语词汇“prop up”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD FAMILY

prop up: propped up, propping up, props up

USAGE EXAMPLES

Some, like General Motors Co. and railroad CSX Corp., borrowed to prop up pension plans.

Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017)

Sometimes the story, in all its magnificent ridiculousness, seems like mere scaffolding, propping up the ritual of the performance.

New York Times(Dec 30, 2016)

The payments prop up an economy that struggled, then collapsed in recent years along with the coal industry.

Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016)

v support by placing against something solid or rigid

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

prop, shore, shore up

bolster

prop up with a pillow or bolster

hold, hold up, support, sustain

be the physical support of; carry the weight of

单词	prop up
释义	prop up (once / 2860 pages) v WORD FAMILY prop up: propped up, propping up, props up USAGE EXAMPLES Some, like General Motors Co. and railroad CSX Corp., borrowed to prop up pension plans. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) Sometimes the story, in all its magnificent ridiculousness, seems like mere scaffolding, propping up the ritual of the performance. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) The payments prop up an economy that struggled, then collapsed in recent years along with the coal industry. Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016) v support by placing against something solid or rigid Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper prop, shore, shore up bolster prop up with a pillow or bolster hold, hold up, support, sustain be the physical support of; carry the weight of
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