prop

英 [prɒp] 美 [prɑːp]

• n. 支柱；支持者；倚靠人
• n. 道具
• n. 螺旋桨；推进器
• v. 支撑；维持

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C]支柱，支柱物

   a support placed to hold up sth heavy

v. (动词)

1. vt. 支撑，支持，维持

   support,keep sth from falling

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 支持者，拥护者，后援者
2. 支柱，支撑物
3. 后盾，靠山，倚靠人
4. <口>【戏】道具
5. 推进器
6. <口>【空】螺旋桨
7. 钻石别针
8. 晾衣绳支柱
9. 橄榄球
10. 支柱前锋

v. 动词

1. 架，搁，垫，倚
2. 支撑，支起，支持，撑起
3. 把...靠着
4. 前腿突然挺直地停住
5. 作为支柱
6. 斜倚
7. 半躺
8. 把...翻过来
9. 帮助，扶持，救济
10. 使保持于某一位置
11. 维持

英英释义

Noun:

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

Verb:

1. support by placing against something solid or rigid;

   "shore and buttress an old building"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The roof of the tunnel was supported by wooden props.
   坑道顶用木柱支撑。
2. 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。
3. He was for several years the main prop and animator of Roosevelt himself.
   他有几年是罗斯福本人的主要支持者和鼓舞者。
4. Her daughter was the only prop to the old lady during her illness.
   她女儿是老太太病中唯一的依靠。

用作名词 (n.)

1. We will now add a prop model with physics properties.
   我们现在添加有物理性的道具模型。

用作名词 (n.)

1. The wooden prop makes the machine look outdated.
   木制螺旋桨的机器看起来过时了。

用作动词 (v.)

1. He propped his bicycle up against the fence.
   他把脚踏车靠在篱笆上。
2. The invalid lay propped on the pillows.
   那病弱者倚靠在枕头上。
3. It is not the government's policy to prop up declining industries.
   资助不景气的工业不是政府的政策。
4. Governments are also working hard to prop up credit markets.
   政府依然在努力维持信贷市场。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. 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。

用作动词 (v.)

用作及物动词

S+ ～+n./pron.

1. He propped his bike against the wall.
   他把自行车靠着墙放好。

经典引文

• The boy was the..staff of my age, my very prop.

  出自：Merchant of Venice , Shakespeare

• We use alcohol as a social prop.

  出自： P. Parish

• A tremendous variety of props..garlands, scarfs..baskets of flowers.

  出自： M. Fonteyn

• They make jet trainers and prop trainers.

  出自：Daily Telegraph

• He propped the book before him, and propped his eyelids with his fingers.

  出自： J. London

• He propped up the oars..against the house.

  出自： J. C. Powys

• Content..to lie on the ground propped up on one elbow.

  出自： P. Roth

常用短语

用作动词 (v.)

prop up (v.+adv.)

支持，资助help sth that is having difficulties
prop sb/sth ⇔ up
He cannot always expect his sister to prop him up.

他不能总是指望他姐姐来资助他。
The government was accused of propping up declining industries.

人们指责政府贴补日趋衰落的产业。

词汇搭配

• prop up 支撑
• pit prop 1
• prop stand 支架
• mine prop 矿柱
• prop leg 支承式支腿
• adjustable prop 可调支柱,伸缩式支柱...
• prop drawing 回柱
• wooden prop 木支柱
• telescopic prop 可伸缩支柱
• steel prop 钢支柱,铁柱...
• friction prop 摩擦支柱
• prop stay 支柱
• yielding prop 可缩性支柱
• prop pulling 回柱
• anchor prop 固定支柱,锚杆支柱...
• prop root 支柱根
• agit-prop 宣传鼓动
• prop. (=proprano...
• jet-prop 以涡轮螺旋桨推进的客...
• prop-word 【文】代替词...

词义辨析

v. (动词)

prop, bolster, brace, buttress, maintain, support, sustain

• 这组词的共同意思是“支撑”。其区别在于:support指有基础或基座来承受某物的压力或重量,使其不坍塌或倒下,用于比喻可指能够经受住艰难困苦而不屈服; bolster指用垫枕等支撑物来支撑或承受负荷; brace指用支柱、支架来支住、撑牢某物,使其能抗住压力; buttress指用在建筑物应力点上加扶壁的办法来支住、加固某物,引申指用物质、金钱、事实等来支持某论点; maintain指保持某种状况或状态,给予所需的力量,以防力量、价值等有所损失; prop指支持需要立即加强或加固的事物; sustain强调始终不渝地支撑或保持。例如:
• This matter bolstered up his pride.这件事提高了他的自尊心。
• The struts are firmly braced.构架的支柱很牢固。
• She buttressed her argument with lots of solid facts.她用很多具体事实来支持她的论点。
• The state maintains the highways.政府养护公路。
• She propped up the baby's head by putting her hand behind its neck.她把手放在婴孩的头后,支撑他的头。
• She was sustained by pride in her family.对家庭的自豪感支持着她。

近反义词

【近义词】

• support 支持
• bolster 长枕
• brace 防备
• hold up 举起
• prop up 支撑
• sustain 支持
• buttress 扶墙
• uphold 支持
• buoy 浮标
• leg 腿
• crutch 拐杖
• pile 堆
• strut 高视阔步
• underpinning 支撑
• hold 拿着
• up 向上
• shore 岸
• airscrew 飞机螺旋桨
• shore up 支撑
• property 财产