| 单词 | prop |
| 释义 | prop prop1 /prop/, v. , propped, propping, n. v.t. 1. to support, or prevent from falling, with or as if with a prop (often fol. by up): to prop an old fence; to prop up an unpopular government. 2. to rest (a thing) against a support: He propped his cane against the wall. 3. to support or sustain (often fol. by up). n. 4. a stick, rod, pole, beam, or other rigid support. 5. a person or thing serving as a support or stay: His father is his financial prop. [1400-50; late ME proppe (n.); c. MD proppe bottle stopper] Syn. 1. brace, buttress, bolster. prop2 —propless, adj. /prop/, n. Theat. property (def. 8). [1910-15; by shortening] prop3 /prop/, n. a propeller. [1910-15; by shortening] |
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