backstops

backstops

美 ['bækˌstɑps] 　英 ['bækstɒps]

• n.托架；后障；【机】棘爪；【棒】挡球网
• v.挡住；支持
• 网络逆止器

词形变化

复数：backstops  过去分词：backstopped  现在分词：backstopping  

英汉解释

n.	1. 托架;后障;【机】棘爪;【棒】挡球网;(击球手后的)接球手
v.	1. 挡住;支持

英英解释

n.	1. somebody or something providing additional support or protection in case somebody or something else fails 2. a screen or barrier to stop a ball traveling out of the playing area, especially behind home plate on a baseball field 3. a catch on a mechanism often designed as a safeguard to prevent it from moving back too far
v.	1. to give support or backing to somebody or something, or to reinforce somebody or something

例句

Markets remain fragile. Even Goldman would struggle to make money without the array of government backstops propping up the system.

市场仍然很脆弱，甚至于没有政府一系列担保扶持金融系统的话连高盛赚钱都勉强，而其他公司仅仅是挣扎在生存的边缘。

Markets remain fragile, and even Goldman would struggle without the array of government loan facilities and other backstops in place.

如今市场仍然摇摇欲坠，如缺少政府贷款体制和适时地充当后盾，高盛将举步维艰。