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今天我们要学的词是 prop1 up。
Prop up的原意是指托住、支撑,以免倒塌,引申出来有帮助、鼓励、支持的意思。The US Department of Agriculture has proposed to spend US$4.7 billion to prop up farmers hurt by tariffs2, 美国农业部计划拿出47亿美元帮助农民,以减轻关税造成的痛苦。Prop up 多带有临时性,例如China looks to prop up its currency as it heads for a record losing streak,人民币创纪录的跌势让中国考虑出手支撑。The company would go bankrupt if the government didn't prop it up with special tax breaks,如果不是政府给予特殊的税收优惠支持,这个公司就会破产。我们今天学习的词是prop up, prop up, prop up...
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vt.支撑;n.支柱,支撑物;支持者,靠山 | |
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关税制度; 关税( tariff的名词复数 ); 关税表; (旅馆或饭店等的)收费表; 量刑标准 | |
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