"prop up" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 支撐
• 支持 (比喻)

Definition

用物理方式支撐某物使其不倒，或在某人或某事虛弱或快要失敗時給予支持，使其能繼續。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

'Prop up' 可用於實際支撐物體，也可作比喻，表示給予經濟或情感上的支持，通常帶有臨時、非根本性幫助，屬於口語用語。

Examples

We used a stick to prop up the broken fence.

我們用一根棍子**支撐**壞掉的柵欄。

She put a pillow behind his back to prop up his head.

她在他的背後放了一個枕頭來**支撐**他的頭。

The government tried to prop up failing banks.

政府試圖**支持**瀕臨倒閉的銀行。

He desperately needed friends to prop up his confidence.

他急需朋友來**支持**他的信心。

Is your chair broken? You can prop it up with this book.

你的椅子壞了嗎？你可以用這本書**支撐**一下。

The company was propped up by emergency loans during the crisis.

公司在危機時通過緊急貸款被**支撐**住了。