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

prop someone/thing up

Support or assist someone or something that would otherwise fail or decline: the government spent £3 billion in an attempt to prop up the pound...

Investing in heritage means enhancing it, not just propping it up.
First it was a Portuguese colony, then, after independence, its Soviet-style government was propped up by Moscow and Havana and destabilised by South Africa and the United States.
Standard Life is a pillar on which a lot of financial Scotland is propped up.

Synonyms

subsidize, underwrite, fund, finance, maintain;

support, give support to, bolster (up), shore up, buttress;

help, aid, assist, revitalize

See parent entry: prop

单词	prop someone/thing up
释义	prop someone/thing up Support or assist someone or something that would otherwise fail or decline: the government spent £3 billion in an attempt to prop up the pound... Investing in heritage means enhancing it, not just propping it up. First it was a Portuguese colony, then, after independence, its Soviet-style government was propped up by Moscow and Havana and destabilised by South Africa and the United States. Standard Life is a pillar on which a lot of financial Scotland is propped up. Synonyms subsidize, underwrite, fund, finance, maintain; support, give support to, bolster (up), shore up, buttress; help, aid, assist, revitalize See parent entry: prop
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