学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3149 prop up
时间：2018-12-30 作者：英语课 分类：英语单词荟萃
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今天我们要学的词是 prop 1 up。
Prop up的原意是指托住、支撑，以免倒塌，引申出来有帮助、鼓励、支持的意思。The US Department of Agriculture has proposed to spend US$4.7 billion to prop up farmers hurt by tariffs 2, 美国农业部计划拿出47亿美元帮助农民，以减轻关税造成的痛苦。Prop up 多带有临时性，例如China looks to prop up its currency as it heads for a record losing streak，人民币创纪录的跌势让中国考虑出手支撑。The company would go bankrupt if the government didn't prop it up with special tax breaks，如果不是政府给予特殊的税收优惠支持，这个公司就会破产。我们今天学习的词是prop up, prop up, prop up...
vt.支撑；n.支柱，支撑物；支持者，靠山
- A worker put a prop against the wall of the tunnel to keep it from falling.一名工人用东西支撑住隧道壁好使它不会倒塌。
- The government does not intend to prop up declining industries.政府无意扶持不景气的企业。