Phrase
shoring up
支撑；巩固；加强
shoring up is the present participle of shore up.
to reinforce or strengthen something that is at risk of failing
- 1.
To reinforce or strengthen (something at risk of failure).
支撑；加强(可能失败的事物)。
支撑；加强(可能失败的事物)。；支持
In use
The government is taking measures to shore up the economy.
The team shored up the weak part of the defense before the match.
They are shoring the old building up with steel beams.
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。
shore up + noun phrase + with + noun phrase
“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。
be shored up + by + noun phrase
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。
Verb forms
base shore up · third person shores up · -ing shoring up · past shored up · past participle shored up
这是一个短语动词，意为支持或加固。
Common mistakes
The government needs to shore the economy.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。
We should shore up to the building.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。
Connections
Collocations
- shore up the economy
- 支撑经济
- The government introduced measures to shore up the economy.政府出台措施支撑经济。
- shore up support
- 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。
- shore up confidence
- 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。
- shore up defenses
- 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。
- shore up the wall
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将'海岸'与'支撑'联想：shore up 就像用沙袋支撑海岸。
Context & Register
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'。
Grammar Note
动词短语，意为支撑、加强，后接名词或代词作宾语。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.