Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense props, present participle propping, past tense, past participle propped
1VERB 架;搁;靠 If you prop an object on or against something, you support it by putting something underneath it or by resting it somewhere. 架;搁;靠 [Also V n adv/prep]
He rocked back in the chair and propped his feet on the desk. [V n + on/against]
他往椅背上一靠,把脚搭在桌子上。
He propped his bike against the bus. [V n on/against n]
Sam slouched back and propped his elbows up on the bench behind him.
萨姆懒洋洋地往后仰着,肘部支在身后的长椅上。
If you have difficulty sitting like this, prop up your back against a wall.
如果这么坐着有困难,就背靠墙坐吧。
2N-COUNT 支柱;撑棒;支撑物 A prop is a stick or other object that you use to support something. 支柱;撑棒;支撑物
3N-COUNT 支持者;后盾;靠山 To be a prop for a system, institution, or person means to be the main thing that keeps them strong or helps them survive. 支持者;后盾;靠山
The army is one of the main props of the government.
军队是政府的主要后盾之一。
I had two props in my life; one was alcohol, the other work.
4N-COUNT [usually plural](戏剧或电影中的)道具 The props in a play or film are all the objects or pieces of furniture that are used in it. (戏剧或电影中的)道具
...the backdrop and props for a stage show.
一场舞台剧的背景幕和道具
...stage props.
舞台道具
5N-COUNT [usually singular](橄榄球争球时的)第一排边锋 In rugby, a prop or prop forward is one of the two players who position themselves in the front row when a group called a scrum is formed. (橄榄球争球时的)第一排边锋
6N-COUNT 同propeller A prop is the same as a propeller . 同propeller [informal]