學個詞 Learn A Word: 3149 prop up 幫助、鼓勵、支持

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Prop up的原意是指托住、支撐，以免倒塌，引申出來有幫助、鼓勵、支持的意思。

The US Department of Agriculture has proposed to spend US$4.7 billion to prop up farmers hurt by tariffs, 美國農業(yè)部計劃拿出47億美元幫助農民，以減輕關稅造成的痛苦。

Prop up 多帶有臨時性，例如China looks to prop up its currency as it heads for a record losing streak，人民幣創(chuàng)紀錄的跌勢讓中國考慮出手支撐。

The company would go bankrupt if the government didn't prop it up with special tax breaks，如果不是政府給予特殊的稅收優(yōu)惠支持，這個公司就會破產。

我們今天學習的詞是prop up, prop up, prop up...

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