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

• You can usually find Jack propping up the bar at his local.
  你常常可以看见杰克频繁出没于他居住的那家酒店。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The second threat is its role in propping up the eurozone.
  第二个威胁是德国在支撑欧元区方面扮演的角色。
• 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。
• China has become an increasingly important driver of the gold price, with large purchases propping up prices late last year as western investors were selling.
  中国已成为左右金价的一大因素，重要性日益上升。去年底，在西方投资者纷纷减持之际，来自中国的大量买盘对金价形成了支撑。
• If you thought of the lethal interaction between banks and sovereign as two drunks in a pub propping each other up, the ECB has given them separate crutches.
  如果你把银行与主权国家之间的致命联系想成两个在酒吧里相互搀扶的醉汉，那么现在欧洲央行给了他们一人一根拐杖。
• If that occurs, we would face both currency upheaval and more bank turmoil, as investors lost confidence that the state can keep propping up the banks.
  如果发生这种局面，随着投资者不再相信政府能够继续扶持银行，我们将同时面对货币动荡和更多的银行危机。
• 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。