prop

英 [pr?p] 美[prɑp]

中低頻詞CET6+TEM4GRE常用詞匯

復(fù)數(shù):?props;第三人稱單數(shù):?props;過去式:?propped;過去分詞:?propped;現(xiàn)在分詞:?propping;

1. propagation => prop "vine prop, support".

prop 支撐

來自中古荷蘭語proppe,葡萄藤蔓支撐架，支撐，詞源不詳。可能來自拉丁語propago,放置，固定，來自pro-,向前，-pag,固定，詞源同page,compact.

prop (v.): "to support," mid-15c., probably from prop (n.1) or a related verb in Dutch. Related: Propped; propping.
prop (n.1): "support," mid-15c., from Middle Dutch proppe "vine prop, support," of unknown origin. Probably related to Old High German pfropfo, German pfropfen "to prop," perhaps from Latin propago "a set, layer of a plant" (see propagation). Irish propa, Gaelic prop are from English.
prop (n.2): "object used in a play," 1898, from props (1841), shortened form of properties (which was in theatrical use from early 15c.). Props as slang shortening for proper respects (or something similar) appeared c. 1999.
prop (n.3): short for propeller, 1914.

1. The prop shaft vibrated like mad and shook the exhaust mounting loose.: 支撐桿瘋狂地震動，將排氣管都震松了。

2. If you have difficulty sitting like this, prop up your back against a wall.: 如果這么坐著有困難，就背靠墻坐吧。

3. A worker put a prop against the wall of the tunnel to keep it from falling.: 一名工人用東西支撐住隧道壁好使它不會倒塌.

4. Punctuation, then, is a civic prop , a pillar that holds society upright.: 如此說來, 標點乃是百姓的支柱, 是支撐社會不至于垮掉的棟梁.

5. The government does not intend to prop up declining industries.: 政府無意扶持不景氣的企業(yè).