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shore up + noun phrase
“shore up” 是及物短语动词，后接宾语。
The government is trying to shore up the economy.
政府正试图支撑经济。
支撑；巩固；加强
shores up — third person singular of shore up
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支撑；巩固；加强
to reinforce or strengthen something that is at risk of failing
The government is trying to shore up the economy.
政府正试图支撑经济。
支撑；加强(可能失败的事物)。
To reinforce or strengthen (something at risk of failure).
shore up
Base
原形
shores up
3rd person
第三人称单数
shoring up
-ing
现在分词
shored up
Past
过去式
shored up
Past participle
过去分词
They shore up the wall every year.
他们每年都加固这堵墙。
The government shored up the economy last quarter.
政府上个季度支撑了经济。
We have shored up our defenses.
我们已经加强了防御。
这是一个短语动词，意为支持或加固。
The government is taking measures to shore up the economy.
政府正在采取措施以支持经济。
The team shored up the weak part of the defense before the match.
比赛前，球队加固了防守的薄弱环节。
They are shoring the old building up with steel beams.
他们正在用钢梁支撑那栋旧楼。
“shore up” 是及物短语动词，后接宾语。
The government is trying to shore up the economy.
政府正试图支撑经济。
“with” 表示使用的工具或材料。
They shored up the wall with steel beams.
他们用钢梁加固了墙壁。
被动语态常见于新闻或正式文本。
The company's finances were shored up by a new investment.
该公司的财务状况通过新投资得到了支撑。
Not this
The government needs to shore the economy.
Use this
The government needs to shore up the economy.
shore up 是短语动词，up 不能省略，否则意思不完整。
Not this
We should shore up to the building.
Use this
We should shore up the building.
shore up 是及物短语动词，后面直接接宾语，不需要介词 to。
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支撑经济
The government introduced measures to shore up the economy.
政府出台措施支撑经济。
争取支持
He traveled across the country to shore up support for his campaign.
他走遍全国为他的竞选争取支持。
提振信心
Strong earnings reports helped shore up investor confidence.
强劲的盈利报告有助于提振投资者信心。
加强防御
The team worked to shore up their defenses before the match.
球队在赛前努力加强防守。
加固墙壁
Workers used steel beams to shore up the crumbling wall.
工人们用钢梁加固摇摇欲坠的墙壁。
挽救濒临倒闭的公司
The bank agreed to provide a loan to shore up the failing company.
银行同意提供贷款以挽救这家濒临倒闭的公司。
提振经济
The government introduced new policies to shore up the economy.
政府推出新政策以提振经济。
争取支持
The candidate visited rural areas to shore up support before the election.
候选人在选举前访问农村地区以争取支持。
加强防御
The company hired extra staff to shore up its cybersecurity defenses.
公司雇佣了额外人员以加强其网络安全防御。
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将'海岸'与'支撑'联想：shore up 就像用沙袋支撑海岸。
语域：neutral 常见场景：finance、politics、business 通常用于正式或半正式场合，多出现在经济、政治等语境中，比喻'支持、巩固'。
动词短语，意为支撑、加强，后接名词或代词作宾语。
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