prop up
- 支撐起某物; 支住某物；(常作貶義)支持某事物
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片語
- 1. 支撐起某物; 支住某物 The roof will have to be propped up while repairs are carried out. 那屋頂在修理時要用東西支住。 The baby cannot sit unaided -- she has to be propped up on pillows. 那嬰兒還不會坐－－得讓她倚著枕頭才行。
- 2. (常作貶義)支持某事物 The government refuses to prop up inefficient industries. 政府拒絕補貼效益不佳的行業。 The regime had been propped up by foreign aid. 該政權是靠外國援助維持著的。
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美式
- 扶持；支持 The government does not intend to prop up declining industries. 政府無意扶持不景氣的企業。
美式
- 扶持；支持 The government does not intend to prop up declining industries. 政府無意扶持不景氣的企業。
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