| 单词 | shore |
| 释义 | shore 1. n. 1. the land that adjoins the sea or a large body of water. 2. (usu. in pl.) a country; a sea-coast (often visits these shores; on a distant shore). 3. Law land between ordinary high and low water marks. Phrases and idioms in shore on the water near or nearer to the shore (cf. INSHORE). on shore ashore. shore-based operating from a base on shore. shore leave Naut. 1. permission to go ashore. 2. a period of time ashore. Derivatives shoreless adj. shoreward adj. & adv. shorewards adv. Etymology: ME f. MDu., MLG schore, perh. f. the root of SHEAR 2. v. & n. --vtr. (often foll. by up) support with or as if with a shore or shores; hold up. --n a prop or beam set obliquely against a ship, wall, tree, etc., as a support. Derivatives shoring n. Etymology: ME f. MDu., MLG schore prop, of unkn. orig. 3. see SHEAR. |
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