prop up a shelf 支撑书架
prop up a business 维持企业
prop up a wall 扶墙
prop up the economy 支撑经济
prop up an image 维持形象
1. Please prop up the door so it doesn't close.
请把门支住，别让关上了。
2. The company was propped up by government subsidies.
该公司靠政府补贴维持着。
3. He sat with his head propped up on a pillow.
他坐着，头枕在枕头上。
4. Investors propped up the failing startup.
投资者支撑了这家濒临倒闭的初创公司。
A: The old shelf is leaning to one side.
A：那个旧书架往一边歪了。
B: You should prop it up with some wood.
B：你应该用些木头把它支起来。
1) 物理上的支撑、扶正
2) 经济上的资助、维持
3) 形象上的支持、维护
1. 支撑；扶住；使直立
e.g.She propped the ladder up against the wall.
她把梯子靠在墙上。
2. 维持；支撑（经济、项目等）
e.g.The bank propped up the failing bank.
银行支撑了那家濒临倒闭的银行。
phrasal verb
1. to support something with something else to keep it from falling
2. to help a business or organization to continue when it is in financial difficulty
Synonym: support, sustain, uphold