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prop¹ /prɑp; prɒp/ v [T] -pped, -pping to support something and make it stay in a particular position 支撑,固定于…: prop sth against/on He propped his bike against the fence. 他把脚踏车靠在篱笆上。
prop sth ↔ up1 to prevent something from falling by putting something against it or under it 支撑,撑住〔某物〕: Steel poles prop up the crumbling walls. 钢柱支撑住了倾颓的墙壁。 2 to help something to continue to exist 维持: Willis sold stocks to prop up his failing company. 威利斯卖掉了股票来维持他那濒临破产的公司。
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