Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #3519
shore
/ʃɔːr/
verb
加固；挽救；支撑
to reinforce or strengthen something that is at risk of failing
- 1.
Not followed by up: to provide (something) with support.
后不接up:为(某物)提供支撑。
- 2.
Usually followed by up: to reinforce (something at risk of failure).
通常后接up:加固(面临失败风险的某物)。
- 3.
serve as a shore to
作为支撑；支撑
支撑；支持；后不接up:为(某物)提供支撑。；通常后接up:加固(面临失败风险的某物)。；作为支撑；支撑；把...送上岸
In use
Volunteers used sandbags to shore up the riverbank before the storm.
The government hopes the new policy will shore up the economy.
They are shoring the old wall with wooden beams.
The river was shored by trees
Verb forms
base shore · third person shores · -ing shoring · past shored · past participle shored
常用 shore up 表示‘支撑、巩固’；规则动词。
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Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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