prop up
第三人称
props up
现在进行时
propping up
过去式
propped up
过去完成时
propped up
1
提供财政支持, 支撑
to provide financial or material support to an organization, system, or person to prevent failure
- The community gathered funds to prop up the local school that was facing closure due to lack of resources.
社区筹集资金以支持因资源不足而面临关闭的当地学校。
- In times of economic downturn, the central bank might take measures to prop up the currency.
在经济低迷时期，中央银行可能会采取措施来支撑货币。
- The government decided to prop the airline up with a substantial bailout.
政府决定用大量救助金支撑这家航空公司。
- Private investors came forward to prop it up when the startup faced bankruptcy.
当这家初创公司面临破产时，私人投资者站出来支撑它。
- The bank loaned funds to prop the company up during its financial crisis.
银行贷出资金以支撑该公司度过其财务危机。
2
支撑, 支持
to keep something in position using a structure or an object
- He used a stick to prop up the broken window.
他用一根棍子撑住破碎的窗户。
- When the frame broke, he had to prop up the window with a piece of wood.
当框架断裂时，他不得不用一块木头支撑窗户。
- She used books to prop up the uneven table leg.
她用书来支撑不平的桌腿。
- She propped up the painting with a makeshift stand.
她用临时支架支撑了那幅画。
- He propped the ladder up against the wall.
他把梯子靠在墙上。