prop

🇬🇧 UK/prɒp/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

An object used to support or hold something up; an object used on a stage or film set

支撑物;道具

v.

To support or hold something up using an object

支撑,撑住

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
propother
=prop

Common Collocations

  • 1.stage prop舞台道具
  • 2.movie prop电影道具
  • 3.prop up支撑;撑起
  • 4.use as a prop用作支撑物/道具

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The actor accidentally knocked over a prop during the final scene of the play.

  • 2.

    Workers used a wooden beam as a prop to keep the damaged wall from collapsing.

  • 3.

    The fake gun was just a prop, but it looked incredibly realistic on screen.

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