单词
propped
释义
proppedpast simple and past participle ofprop(Definition ofproppedfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus? Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofpropped
proppedThe authority of the judges will have to beproppedup with myths and force.From theCambridge English CorpusIn the presence of diaphragmatic weakness, oxygenation should be better when upright (sitting, standing,proppedup in bed) than when supine.From theCambridge English CorpusThey were only pseudo-reality before, and with the end of the political structure thatproppedthem up, they are exposed as beyond redemption.From theCambridge English CorpusA juvenile lungfish in a typical positionproppedon its front fins.From theCambridge English CorpusIn order to explain the second point, consider a model fragment representing aproppedcantilever beam.From theCambridge English CorpusFor example, four puppets might beproppedup in a circle and the child would be told that they were all friends, chatting together.From theCambridge English CorpusThe complete version had all four pieces in their slots and the half-complete version had two pieces in their slots and two piecesproppedup against the puzzle.From theCambridge English CorpusGao emphasizes that the new salt voucher system, which required payment in iron coin,proppedup the value of iron coin.From theCambridge English CorpusI'd look round the room and see old peopleproppedup in the same sort of chairs all saying very little, all the men too and all the women too.From theCambridge English CorpusThe stair landings areproppedoff beams which span from the solid wall of the common rooms through the glass block fire screens on to steel columns.From theCambridge English CorpusI think we can also straighten out the myth that recruitment was or isproppedup by the class system.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0The pound instead of having to be constantlyproppedup with foreign loans, would stand proudly at 3 dollars.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0It is quite a common thing in our district to see buildings thusproppedup.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0The capitalist system may be patched here and there in order to keep itproppedup, but you cannot deal with unemployment in that way.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0This may be because his theory is supported by a robust faith, while mine isproppedup only by a halting scepticism.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/propped##
