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to prop up
[phrase form: prop]
01
支撑
to provide financial or material support to an organization, system, or person to prevent failure
02
支撑
to keep something in position using a structure or an object
例子
The community gathered funds to prop up the local school that was facing closure due to lack of resources.
In times of economic downturn, the central bank might take measures to prop up the currency.
She propped up the painting with a makeshift stand.
When the frame broke, he had to prop up the window with a piece of wood.
She used books to prop up the uneven table leg.