撑 撐
撑撐 in English
- to support / to prop up / to push or move with a pole / to maintain / to open or unfurl / to fill to bursting point / brace / stay / support
Examples
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他用手撑着下巴，听着。
He was listening with his chin resting on his hand.
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在一连串可怕的事件中， 哥伦布曾经咬紧牙关撑过去。
In a horrifying chain of events, Christopher Columbus once bit his own lip.
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我们昨晚吃撑了。
We ate way too much last night.
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我倒要看看你能撑多久。
I wonder how long you'll last.
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把千斤顶拿过来，我要把汽车撑起来。
Bring the jack over. I'll jack up the car.
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政府官员表示，没有证据支撑中国学生可能是无意中传播病毒的人的观点。
Government officials say there’s no evidence to support the suggestion that Chinese students may be the ones inadvertently spreading the virus.
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日本的经济是由一群勤奋工作的大城市上班族支撑起的。
Japan has an economy that is supported by hard-working company employees in big cities.
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绳子不够牢固，撑不住他。
The rope wasn't strong enough to support him.