Prop up的原意是指托住、支撐,以免倒塌,引申出來有幫助、鼓勵(lì)、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, 美國農(nóng)業(yè)部計(jì)劃拿出47億美元幫助農(nóng)民,以減輕關(guān)稅造成的痛苦。
Prop up 多帶有臨時(shí)性,例如China looks to prop up its currency as it heads for a record losing streak,人民幣創(chuàng)紀(jì)錄的跌勢讓中國考慮出手支撐。
The company would go bankrupt if the government didn't prop it up with special tax breaks,如果不是政府給予特殊的稅收優(yōu)惠支持,這個(gè)公司就會(huì)破產(chǎn)。
我們今天學(xué)習(xí)的詞是prop up, prop up, prop up...