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prop sth/sb up (with sth)
名词宾语可放在 up 前后；代词宾语只能放在中间，如 prop it up。
She propped the broken chair up with a stack of books.
她用一摞书把坏椅子撑了起来。
支撑；撑住
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支撑；撑住
to support something with or as if with a prop, so it stays upright
She propped the broken chair up with a stack of books.
她用一摞书把坏椅子撑了起来。
用(或像用)支柱支撑
To support with, or as if with, a prop.
在(联赛中)垫底
To be at the bottom of (a league).
prop up
Base
原形
props up
3rd person
第三人称单数
propping up
-ing
现在分词
propped up
Past
过去式
propped up
Past participle
过去分词
The government props up the failing bank.
政府支撑着这家濒临倒闭的银行。
They propped up the fence with wooden poles.
他们用木杆把栅栏撑住了。
We are propping up the roof while it rains.
下雨时我们正撑着屋顶。
规则动词；拼写时需双写 p（propping, propped）。
He propped the ladder up against the wall before climbing up.
他在爬上去之前把梯子靠在墙上支稳了。
The government tried to prop up the failing economy with stimulus packages.
政府试图用刺激方案来支撑崩溃的经济。
She used extra pillows to prop herself up in bed while recovering from surgery.
手术后康复期间，她用额外的枕头把自己在床上撑起来。
名词宾语可放在 up 前后；代词宾语只能放在中间，如 prop it up。
She propped the broken chair up with a stack of books.
她用一摞书把坏椅子撑了起来。
被动式常用来表示靠某种外部力量勉强维持。
The economy was propped up by government spending.
经济曾靠政府支出支撑。
这个义项指在联赛中排名垫底，而不是物理上的“支撑”。
The club is propping up the league again this season.
这家俱乐部本赛季又在联赛中垫底。
Not this
He propped up it with a stick.
Use this
He propped it up with a stick.
prop up 是可分短语动词，当代词（如 it）作宾语时，必须放在动词和 up 之间，不能放在 up 之后。
Not this
She proped up the door.
Use this
She propped up the door.
prop 是单音节、以“辅音+元音+辅音”结尾的动词，加 -ed 时要双写末尾辅音字母 p，因此正确形式是 propped。
Not this
The new policy prop up the economy.
Use this
The new policy props up the economy.
主语 The new policy 是第三人称单数，一般现在时谓语动词需加 -s，所以要用 props up 而不是 prop up。
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支撑经济
The government introduced measures to prop up the economy during the crisis.
政府在经济危机期间推出措施来支撑经济。
维持（价格）水平
The central bank tried to prop up prices by buying government bonds.
央行试图通过购买政府债券来维持价格水平。
把桌子垫稳
He used a folded magazine to prop up the wobbly table.
他用一本折叠起来的杂志把摇晃的桌子垫稳。
支撑一家濒临倒闭的企业
They took out a loan to prop up their failing business.
他们贷款来支撑自己濒临倒闭的企业。
在联赛中垫底
The team has spent the whole season propping up the league.
这支球队整个赛季都排在联赛末尾。
支撑经济
The government introduced new policies to prop up the economy.
政府推出新政策以支撑经济。
托住价格
The central bank acted to prop up prices.
央行采取行动以托住价格。
扶持濒临倒闭的公司
They used public money to prop up a failing company.
他们用公共资金扶持一家濒临倒闭的公司。
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用支柱(prop)撑住墙——prop up 即“支撑”；联赛垫底也像被撑在榜尾，动弹不得。
语域：mixed 常见场景：literal physical support、economic or political support、sports league standings prop up 有多个相关义项：表示“用（或像用）支柱支撑”以及比喻义“扶持、维持（经济、政府等）”时，语气通常比较中性，书面语和新闻报道中都常用；表示“在（联赛中）垫底”（如 prop up the table）是比较形象的说法，多用于体育报道。实际使用时可根据搭配对象选择。
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