prop
英[pr?p]
美[prɑp]
- vt. 支撐；維持
- n. 支柱；支持者
詞態變化
復數:?props;第三人稱單數:?props;過去式:?propped;過去分詞:?propped;現在分詞:?propping;
助記提示
1. propagation => prop "vine prop, support".
中文詞源
prop 支撐
來自中古荷蘭語proppe,葡萄藤蔓支撐架，支撐，詞源不詳?？赡軄碜岳≌Zpropago,放置，固定，來自pro-,向前，-pag,固定，詞源同page,compact.
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 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。
來自柯林斯例句
- 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。
來自柯林斯例句
- 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.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 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.
來自名作英譯部分
- 5. The government does not intend to prop up declining industries.
- 政府無意扶持不景氣的企業.
來自辭典例句