prop up
['prɔp ʌp]
支撑, 支持, 给 ... 撑腰, 资助
例句与用法：
The government refuses to prop up inefficient industries.
政府拒绝补贴效益不佳的行业。
It is not the government's policy to prop up declining industries.
资助不景气的工业不是政府的政策。
The regime has been propped up by several monopoly capitalists.
那个政权一直是受到若干垄断资本家的支持而维持着的。
词形变化：
动词过去式: propped | 动词过去分词: propped | 动词现在分词: propping | 动词第三人称单数: props |
扶持; 支持
The government does not intend to prop up declining industries.
政府无意扶持不景气的企业。