prop

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n. 支柱，支撑物；支持者；道具；（橄榄球中的）支柱前锋；（语法）结构词；（马快跑时的）骤停；（戏剧、电影的）道具；（非正式）道具管理员；（非正式，飞机的）螺旋桨
v. 支撑；放置；用……撑住（某物）；（马等挺直前腿）骤停

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。

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