prop

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n. 支柱，支撐物；支持者；道具；（橄欖球中的）支柱前鋒；（語(yǔ)法）結(jié)搆詞；（馬快跑時(shí)的）驟停；（戯劇、電影的）道具；（非正式）道具琯理員；（非正式，飛機(jī)的）螺鏇槳
v. 支撐；放置；用……撐?。澄铮?；（馬等挺直前腿）驟停

A worker put a prop against the wall of the tunnel to keep it from falling.
一名工人用東西支撐住隧道壁好使它不會(huì)倒塌。

to support something physically, often by leaning it against something else or putting something under it
(IN FILM/THEATRE) an object used by the actors performing in a play or film
(ON AIRCRAFT/SHIP) informal for propeller
(SUPPORT) an object that is used to support something by holding it up
(RESPECT) respect for someone

If you prop an object on or against something, you support it by putting something underneath it or by resting it somewhere.
Prop up means the same as .
A prop is a stick or other object that you use to support something.
To be a prop for a system, institution, or person means to be the main thing that keeps them strong or helps them survive.
The props in a play or movie are all the objects or pieces of furniture that are used in it.
&rarran informal word for propeller