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单词 shore
释义

shore

UK /ʃɔː(r)/

Word Forms

singularshore
pluralshores

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    countable the land that is on the edge of a lake, river, or sea

    Three of the sailors managed to swim to the shore.

    We stayed in a hotel on the shores of Lake Maggiore.

    Synonyms and related words

    Areas of land around rivers, lakes and seas
  2. 2

    shores

    plural literaryused about a country or area of land that has a border on the sea

    Her family first came to these shores over 200 years ago.

    They leave Australian shores on Sunday.

    Synonyms and related words

    Areas of land around rivers, lakes and seas

phrases

on shore

shore

US /ʃɔr/

Word Forms

singularshore
pluralshores

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    countable the land that is on the edge of a lake, river, or ocean

    We stayed in a hotel on the shores of Half Moon Bay.

    Three of the sailors managed to swim to the shore.

    Synonyms and related words

    Areas of land around rivers, lakes and seas
  2. 2

    shores

    plural literaryused about a country or area of land that has a border on the ocean

    Her family first came to these shores over 200 years ago.

    Synonyms and related words

    Areas of land around rivers, lakes and seas

phrases

on shore

shore

UK /ʃɔː(r)/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theyshore
he/she/itshores
present participleshoring
past tenseshored
past participleshored


phrasal verb

shore up

transitive
Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theyshore up
he/she/itshores up
present participleshoring up
past tenseshored up
past participleshored up

  1. 1
    to give support or help to something that is having problems or is likely to fail

    He called for action to shore up the ailing university.

    Synonyms and related words

    To help something to progress
    Synonyms and related words

    To support an idea, plan or person
  2. 2
    to support something such as a wall to prevent it from falling
    Synonyms and related words

    To stop someone or something from falling

shore

US /ʃɔr/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theyshore
he/she/itshores
present participleshoring
past tenseshored
past participleshored


phrasal verb

shore up

transitive
Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theyshore up
he/she/itshores up
present participleshoring up
past tenseshored up
past participleshored up

  1. 1
    to give support or help to something that is having problems or is likely to fail

    He called for action to shore up the ailing university.

    Synonyms and related words

    To help something to progress
    Synonyms and related words

    To support an idea, plan or person
  2. 2
    to support something such as a wall to prevent it from falling

    What might happen if something isn’t done to shore up those cliffs?

    Synonyms and related words

    To stop someone or something from falling
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