撑住 meaning in Chinese
bracing
guy
prop
shore up
strut
wale
Examples
- The pillars sustain the roof .
几根柱子撑住屋顶。 - On the side towards the street the roof was supported by columns .
向着街道的这一边，有一排柱子，撑住屋面。 - He was a suave elderly man who balanced his imposing body, when at rest, upon a large silk umbrella .
他是个和蔼的长者，站住时靠着一把大绸伞，撑住肥硕的身躯。 - He fell there on his hands and knees to check himself, for that rock was small and he might have pitched over on the far side .
他落地的时候向前一扑，用双手双膝撑住了身体，要不，岩石那么小，他可能冲过头。 - He shored up the wall with a thick balk of wood
他用一根粗大的木头把墙撑住。