prop /prɔp/ I. n. ［c］ 支柱；支持者：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。‖II. vt. 支撑，支持：prop up 支撑，支持：He was sitting upright in his hospital bed, propped up by pillows.下面用枕头支撑着，他笔直地坐在医院的病床上。How long is the government likely to survive without the US military force there to prop it up?没有美军的支撑，该政府能够维持多久？