1. 给......撑腰,支持：12. murky 阴暗的,(雾等)浓的 | 13. prop up 给......撑腰,支持 | 14. demote 使降级. 相应词 promote

2. 支撑：proofreader 校对者 | prop up 支撑 | prop 支持者

3. 支撑,支持：681in the main基本上,大体上 | 682prop up支撑,支持 | 683in company with与......一起

4. 支持,资助：prior up 在......之前 | prop up 支持,资助 | pull out 1.拔出,抽出,取出2.(车,船等)驶出3.(使)摆脱困境

1. 支撑；维持
    To prop up something means to support it or help it to survive.

    e.g. Investments in the U.S. money market have propped up the American dollar...
           对美国资金市场的投资扶持了美元。
    e.g. On the Stock Exchange, aggressive buying propped the market up.
           在证券交易所，市场在大量买单的推动下有所上扬。

2. -> see prop 1

1. support by placing against something solid or rigid

    e.g. shore and buttress an old building

    Synonym: propshore upshore