- (抵住; 托住) prop up; support:
prop up a roof;
撑住屋顶
hold one's chin in one's hands;
两手撑着下巴
- (用篙使船行进) push or move with a pole:
pole a boat; punt
撑船
- (支持) maintain; keep up:
He could not help laughing.
他撑不住,笑了。
- (张开) open; unfurl:
open an umbrella;
撑伞
hold open the sack
把麻袋口撑开
- (饱满; 胀满) fill to the point of bursting:
Don't stuff the sack too full or it'll burst.
别装得太多,把口袋撑破了。
I'm rather full.
我肚子有点撑。