prop up(v.+adv.)
支持，资助help sth that is having difficulties
▲prop sb/sth⇔up
He cannot always expect his sister to prop him up.他不能总是指望他姐姐来资助他。
The government was accused of propping up declining industries.人们指责政府贴补日趋衰落的产业。

用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
He propped his bike against the wall.他把自行车靠着墙放好。

prop, bolster, brace, buttress, maintain, support, sustain
参见support条。

A worker put a prop against the wall of the tunnel to keep it from falling.一名工人用东西支撑住隧道壁好使它不会倒塌。