prop
noun/prɒp/
/prɑːp/
- a piece of wood, metal, etc. used to support something or keep it in position
支柱；支撑物 - Rescuers used props to stop the roof of the tunnel collapsing.
救援人员用支柱防止隧道塌方。 - a pit prop (= one used in a coal mine)
煤矿坑木
- Rescuers used props to stop the roof of the tunnel collapsing.
- a person or thing that gives help or support to somebody/something that is weak
支持者；支柱；后盾 - After being the emotional prop he needed for so long, she dared not leave him.
作为他这么长时间需要的情感支柱，她不敢离开他。 - Many people use alcohol as a social prop.
许多人将酒精作为社交道具。
- After being the emotional prop he needed for so long, she dared not leave him.
- [usually plural] a small object used by actors during the performance of a play or in a film
道具 - He is responsible for all the stage props and lighting.
他负责全部舞台道具和灯光。
WordfinderTopics Film and theatrec2- backdrop
- costume
- curtain
- footlights
- prop
- proscenium
- scenery
- set
- stage
- the wings
- He is responsible for all the stage props and lighting.
- (also prop forward)(in rugby) a player on either side of the front row of a scrum
支柱前锋
Word Originnoun senses 1 to 2 and noun sense 4 late Middle English: probably from Middle Dutch proppe ‘support (for vines)’. noun sense 3 mid 19th cent.: abbreviation of property.