prop

英 [prɒp] 美[prɑp]

vt. 支撑；维持
n. 支柱；支持者

近义词 up support hold bolster

GRE TEM4 中低频词常用词汇

英英释义

1. a support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling

2. any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie;: "before every scene he ran down his checklist of props"

3. a propeller that rotates to push against air

词组搭配

prop up the bar

(informal)spend a considerable time drinking in a public house

(非正式)喝个底朝天

实用场景例句

Rescuers used props to stop the roof of the tunnel collapsing.: 救援人员用支柱防止隧道顶塌陷。

a pit prop (= one used in a coal mine): 煤矿坑木

He is responsible for all the stage props and lighting.: 他负责全部舞台道具和灯光。

He propped his bike against the wall.: 他把自行车靠在墙边。

She propped herself up on one elbow.: 她单肘撑起身子。

He lay propped against the pillows.: 他靠着枕头躺着。

The door was propped open.: 门被支开着。

The government was accused of propping up declining industries.: 人们指责政府贴补日趋衰落的产业。

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。

He propped his bike against the bus.: 他把自行车靠在公共汽车上。

The army is one of the main props of the government...: 军队是政府的主要后盾之一。

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。

...the backdrop and props for a stage show.: 一场舞台剧的背景幕和道具

...stage props.: 舞台道具

Affection is life prop up, when justice and affection crisscross, how should choose again?: 情感是生命的支撑, 当正义与情感交错, 又该如何抉择?

The headfirst forward roll requires press down with feet, jump, prop up with and roll consistently.: 鱼跃前滚翻动作,要求蹬、跃、撑、滚连贯,腾空高,滚翻圆滑.

Enterprise culture is the soul and spiritual prop of enterprise survival and development.: 企业文化是企业生存、发展的灵魂和精神支柱.

Love, is I, from tests on the road the relentless another main spiritual prop.: 爱情, 是我在自考路上坚持不懈的另一主要精神支柱.

Prop the gate open with something.: 用什么东西支着大门让它开着吧.

Caption aerospace floated , do not know prop body to want what to say, vehicle?: 标题太空泛了, 不知道具体要说什么, 交通工具吗 ?

If the cocoa industry is declining, why prop it up?: 如果可可业正在没落, 又何必振兴它呢 ?

Uses in tunnel column, the coal mine ore hydraulic prop, the details invites the telephone communication.: 用于巷道立柱, 煤矿矿道液压支柱, 详情请电话联系.

He used a box to prop the door open.: 他用盒子顶住门,让门开着.

The move would prop up credit insurers, which guarantee billions of dollars in bond payments.: 此举将为信贷从业者提供数以十亿计的信用担保.

Mr. Helton was the hope and the prop of the family.: 希尔顿先生成了一家的希望和支柱.

And the bigger the prop, the bigger the potential entertainment.: 而使用的道具越大, 越具有娱乐的效果.

When these two huge social strata, social stability prop.: 而这两个庞大的阶层, 时社会稳定的支柱.

中文词源

prop 支撑

来自中古荷兰语proppe,葡萄藤蔓支撑架，支撑，词源不详。可能来自拉丁语propago,放置，固定，来自pro-,向前，-pag,固定，词源同page,compact.

助记提示

1. propagation => prop "vine prop, support".

双语例句

1. The prop shaft vibrated like mad and shook the exhaust mounting loose.: 支撑杆疯狂地震动，将排气管都震松了。

2. 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。

3. A worker put a prop against the wall of the tunnel to keep it from falling.: 一名工人用东西支撑住隧道壁好使它不会倒塌.

4. Punctuation, then, is a civic prop , a pillar that holds society upright.: 如此说来, 标点乃是百姓的支柱, 是支撑社会不至于垮掉的栋梁.

5. The government does not intend to prop up declining industries.: 政府无意扶持不景气的企业.

英文词源

prop (v.): "to support," mid-15c., probably from prop (n.1) or a related verb in Dutch. Related: Propped; propping.
prop (n.1): "support," mid-15c., from Middle Dutch proppe "vine prop, support," of unknown origin. Probably related to Old High German pfropfo, German pfropfen "to prop," perhaps from Latin propago "a set, layer of a plant" (see propagation). Irish propa, Gaelic prop are from English.
prop (n.2): "object used in a play," 1898, from props (1841), shortened form of properties (which was in theatrical use from early 15c.). Props as slang shortening for proper respects (or something similar) appeared c. 1999.
prop (n.3): short for propeller, 1914.

词态变化

复数: props;第三人称单数: props;过去式: propped;过去分词: propped;现在分词: propping;