英语词汇“prop something or someone up”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

in the sense of lean

Definition

to rest or put (something) so that it rests against a support

She was feeling tired and was glad to lean against him.

Synonyms

rest,

prop,

be supported,

recline,

repose

in the sense of maintain

Definition

to enable a person to have the money, food and other things he or she needs to live

the basic costs of maintaining a child

Synonyms

support,

look after,

keep,

finance,

feed,

sustain,

take care of,

provide for,

nurture,

nourish

in the sense of place

Definition

to put in a particular or appropriate place

Chairs were placed in rows for the parents.

Synonyms

lay (down),

leave,

put (down),

set (down),

stand,

sit,

position,

rest,

plant,

station,

establish,

stick (informal),

settle,

fix,

arrange,

lean,

deposit,

locate,

set out,

install,

prop,

dispose,

situate,

stow,

bung (British, slang),

plonk (informal),

array

in the sense of set

Definition

to put in a specified position or state

He took the case out of her hand and set it on the floor.

Synonyms

put,

place,

lay,

leave,

park (informal),

position,

rest,

plant,

station,

stick (informal),

deposit,

locate,

lodge,

situate,

plump,

plonk

in the sense of shore up

Definition

to prop up (an unsteady building or wall) with a strong support

They may find it hard to shore up their defences.

Synonyms

support,

strengthen,

reinforce,

prop,

brace,

underpin,

augment,

buttress

in the sense of stand

Definition

to place (something) upright

Stand the plant in the open in a sunny, sheltered place.

Synonyms

put,

place,

position,

set,

mount,

lean,

prop

in the sense of support

Definition

to provide the necessities of life for (a family or person)

I have children to support, and a home to be maintained.

Synonyms

provide for,

maintain,

look after,

keep,

fund,

finance,

sustain,

foster,

take care of,

subsidize

in the sense of underwrite

Definition

to accept financial responsibility for a commercial project or enterprise

a special agency to underwrite small business loans

Synonyms

finance,

back,

fund,

guarantee,

sponsor,

insure,

ratify,

subsidize,

bankroll (informal),

provide security,

provide capital for

单词	prop something or someone up
释义	1 (phrasal verb) in the sense of rest He slouched back and propped his elbows up on the bench behind him. Synonyms rest He rested his arms on the back of the chair. place Chairs were placed in rows for the parents. set He took the case out of her hand and set it on the floor. stand Stand the plant in the open in a sunny, sheltered place. lean She was feeling tired and was glad to lean against him. 2 (phrasal verb) in the sense of subsidize World leaders were scrambling for ways to prop up the euro. Synonyms subsidize a government decision to subsidize coal mining support I have children to support, and a home to be maintained. fund The foundation has funded a variety of faculty programs. finance new taxes to finance increased military expenditure maintain the basic costs of maintaining a child underwrite a special agency to underwrite small business loans shore up They may find it hard to shore up their defences. buttress His tough line is buttressed by a democratic mandate. bolster up See prop Additional synonyms in the sense of buttress Definition to support or sustain His tough line is buttressed by a democratic mandate. Synonyms support, sustain, strengthen, shore, prop, reinforce, back up, brace, uphold, bolster, prop up, shore up, augment in the sense of finance Definition to provide or obtain funds for (a project or large purchase) new taxes to finance increased military expenditure Synonyms fund, back, support, pay for, guarantee, float, invest in, underwrite, endow, subsidize, bankroll (informal), set up in business, provide security for, provide money for in the sense of fund Definition to provide money to The foundation has funded a variety of faculty programs. Synonyms finance, back, support, pay for, promote, float, endow, subsidize, stake, capitalize, provide money for, put up the money for Nearby words of prop something or someone up pronunciation proof prop prop something or someone up propaganda propagandist propagandize Synonyms of 'prop something or someone up' prop something or someone up Additional synonyms in the sense of lean Definition to rest or put (something) so that it rests against a support She was feeling tired and was glad to lean against him. Synonyms rest, prop, be supported, recline, repose in the sense of maintain Definition to enable a person to have the money, food and other things he or she needs to live the basic costs of maintaining a child Synonyms support, look after, keep, finance, feed, sustain, take care of, provide for, nurture, nourish in the sense of place Definition to put in a particular or appropriate place Chairs were placed in rows for the parents. Synonyms lay (down), leave, put (down), set (down), stand, sit, position, rest, plant, station, establish, stick (informal), settle, fix, arrange, lean, deposit, locate, set out, install, prop, dispose, situate, stow, bung (British, slang), plonk (informal), array in the sense of set Definition to put in a specified position or state He took the case out of her hand and set it on the floor. Synonyms put, place, lay, leave, park (informal), position, rest, plant, station, stick (informal), deposit, locate, lodge, situate, plump, plonk in the sense of shore up Definition to prop up (an unsteady building or wall) with a strong support They may find it hard to shore up their defences. Synonyms support, strengthen, reinforce, prop, brace, underpin, augment, buttress in the sense of stand Definition to place (something) upright Stand the plant in the open in a sunny, sheltered place. Synonyms put, place, position, set, mount, lean, prop in the sense of support Definition to provide the necessities of life for (a family or person) I have children to support, and a home to be maintained. Synonyms provide for, maintain, look after, keep, fund, finance, sustain, foster, take care of, subsidize in the sense of underwrite Definition to accept financial responsibility for a commercial project or enterprise a special agency to underwrite small business loans Synonyms finance, back, fund, guarantee, sponsor, insure, ratify, subsidize, bankroll (informal), provide security, provide capital for
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