propping

英 [ˈprɒpɪŋ]

美 [ˈprɑːpɪŋ]

v.  支撑
prop的现在分词

柯林斯词典

• VERB 架；搁；靠
  If youpropan objectonoragainstsomething, you support it by putting something underneath it or by resting it somewhere.
  1. He rocked back in the chair and propped his feet on the desk...
     他往椅背上一靠，把脚搭在桌子上。
  2. He propped his bike against the bus.
     他把自行车靠在公共汽车上。
  3. Prop upmeans the same asprop.
     prop up同prop
  4. Sam slouched back and propped his elbows up on the bench behind him...
     萨姆懒洋洋地往后仰着，肘部支在身后的长椅上。
  5. If you have difficulty sitting like this, prop up your back against a wall.
     如果这么坐着有困难，就背靠墙坐吧。
• 支柱；撑棒；支撑物
  Apropis a stick or other object that you use to support something.
• N-COUNT 支持者；后盾；靠山
  To be apropfor a system, institution, or person means to be the main thing that keeps them strong or helps them survive.
  1. The army is one of the main props of the government...
     军队是政府的主要后盾之一。
  2. I had two props in my life; one was alcohol, the other work.
     我生命中有两大支柱：一个是酒，另一个是工作。
• N-COUNT （戏剧或电影中的）道具
  Thepropsin a play or film are all the objects or pieces of furniture that are used in it.
  1. ...the backdrop and props for a stage show.
     一场舞台剧的背景幕和道具
  2. ...stage props.
     舞台道具
• （橄榄球争球时的）第一排边锋
  In rugby, aproporprop forwardis one of the two players who position themselves in the front row when a group called a scrum is formed.
• 同propeller
  Apropis the same as apropeller.

双语例句

• Many younger Chinese must find it embarrassing that Beijing is propping up such an odious regime.
  中国许多年轻人肯定对北京方面扶持这样一个可恶的政权感到难堪。
• He worked with a hand propping his head, feeling his skull as a memento mori.
  他工作时总是用一只手支着头，好似他的头是死兆一样。
• The European Central Bank said on Sunday that it would not expand the emergency loan program that has been propping up Greek banks in recent weeks.
  欧洲央行（EuropeanCentralBank）周日表示，它不会扩大最近几周来为希腊银行业提供支持的紧急贷款计划。
• After forcing myself to use only the touch screen on a Windows 8.1 laptop, I found myself propping it up at an angle in my lap so my hands could rest on the side.
  在强迫自己只使用Windows8.1笔记本电脑的触摸屏后，我发现自己不由自主地把笔记本电脑以某个角度撑在了大腿上，这样我的手就可以搭在边上休息了。
• Short-term interest rates fell to historic lows, propping up consumer spending, but also fuelling the housing bubble and sowing the seeds of today's upheaval.
  短期利率降到历史低位，支撑消费支出，但也刺激了房地产市场的泡沫，为今天的巨变埋下了种子。
• Housing prices are still falling, but housing costs are propping up a key inflation index.
  住房价格仍在下降，但住房成本却使一项重要的通货膨胀指数没有降下来。
• The innovative Shandong brings forward the new request for our original propping up mechanism.
  创新型山东的提出，对我省原有的人才支撑机制提出了新的要求。
• Mr Obama is propping up banks, managing car firms, re-writing mortgage contracts and chasing white-collar criminals.
  奥巴马政府扶持银行、管理汽车企业、重写抵押贷款合同、追捕白领罪犯。
• China's property prices fell for a third straight month in July, as demand wanes and lenders propping up the market pull back.
  今年7月，中国房地产价格连续第3个月下跌，因为需求在减弱，而支撑房地产市场的银行也削减了房贷业务。
• The utility model provides a cocoon-picking rack, comprising a rectangular frame, a foldable support, and a propping up line.
  本实用新型提供了一种摘茧架，包括矩形框架、可折叠支撑脚与支撑线。