| 释义 |
prop1/prɒp/ n. & v.●n. 1 a rigid support, esp. one not an integral part of the thing supported (尤指独立的)支柱，支撑物 2 a person who supplies support, assistance, comfort, etc. 提供支持(或帮助、安慰等)的人；支持者，靠山 3 (in full 全称 prop forward) Rugby a forward at either end of the front row of a scrum 【英式橄榄球】前排边锋 4 esp. Austral. a horse's action of propping [尤澳] (马)前腿挺直的停下 ●v. (propped, propping) 1 tr. (often foll. by 常后跟 against, up, etc.) support with or as if with a prop 支撑；支持 propped him against the wall 他靠在墙上; propped it up with a brick 用一块砖把它支撑起来 2 intr. esp. Austral. (of a horse etc.) come to a dead stop with the forelegs rigid [尤澳] (马等)前腿挺直突然停下 [Middle English, probably from Middle Dutch proppe] |