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prop
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- Conjugation :
past
propped
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propping
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- prop
[prɔp]
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1.
noun
[c]
(stick，post) 支柱
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2.
noun
[fig]
(person，thing) 靠山
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3.
vt.
to prop sth (up) against/on sth (also： prop up) (lean) 把某物靠在某物上
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4.
n pl
[Theater]
props 道具
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- prop
[prɒp]
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1.
n.[c]
支撑物，支柱
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Wooden props were used to stop the wall from collapsing above.
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木制支柱被用来阻止墙从上面倒塌下来。
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2.
n.[c]
道具
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The magician worked with simple props, a few coins, cards, and a sponge ball.
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魔术师用几枚硬币，卡片，一个海绵球这些简单的道具表演魔术。
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Before every scene he ran down his checklist of props.
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每场戏之前他都要浏览一遍他的道具清单。
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3.
n.[c]
螺旋桨，推进器
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The wooden prop makes the machine look outdated.
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木制螺旋桨的机器看起来过时了。
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4.
noun
靠山，支持者，后盾
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5.
vt.
支撑，支住
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There were several bicycles propped outside of the shop.
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几辆自行车停靠在商店外。
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6.
vt.
把……支于，将……倚靠在
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A ladder was propped against the wall.
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梯子靠在墙上。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- prop
[prɒp]
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1.
vt.
[when tr, often foll by up]
[tr]
to support with a rigid object, such as a stick
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2.
vt.
[tr; usually also foll by against]
to place or lean
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3.
vt.
[tr]
to sustain or support
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4.
vi.
[intr]
[Austral and NZ]
to stop suddenly or unexpectedly
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5.
n
something that gives rigid support, such as a stick
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6.
n
a person or thing giving support, as of a moral or spiritual nature
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7.
n
[rugby]
either of the forwards at either end of the front row of a scrum
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8.
n
[Etymology]
C15: related to Middle Dutch proppe vine prop; compare Old High German pfropfo shoot, German Pfropfen stopper
- prop
[prɒp]
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1.
n
short for property
- prop
[prɒp]
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1.
n
an informal word for propeller
Examples
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The wooden prop makes the machine look outdated.
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木制螺旋桨的机器看起来过时了。
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pit prop
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用手抵着下巴颏儿
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prop one's chin in one's hands
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用东西把门抵住，别让风刮开。
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Prop something against the door so that it won't blow open.
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扶植傀儡政权
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prop up a puppet regime
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回柱机
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prop drawer; post puller
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精神支柱
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spiritual (or ideological) prop
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用两张凳子把木板支起来
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prop up the board with two stools
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自行车支架
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prop stand of a bicycle
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nciku Video Note
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抵 [dǐ]
- Scene：
抵住门 / propping something against the door
- Examples：
抵抗，抵消，抵押，抵达
- Description：
抵 means to prop something against or to support. It also means to be equal to or, literally, to arrive in.
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挡 [dǎng]
Related video notes: 抵、挡
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