shore
noun
verb
ʃɔː
noun
1
the
land
along
the
edge
of
a
large
area
of
water
such
as
an
ocean
or
lake
〔海、湖等大水域的〕岸，滨
C,U
We
could
see
a
boat
about
a
mile
from
shore.
我们看见离岸边大约一英里的地方有一艘船。
Only
a
few
survivors
reached
the
shore.
仅有几个生还者到达岸边。
She
began
to
swim
to
shore.
她开始朝岸边游去。
on
the
shores
of
sth
a
holiday
resort
on
the
shores
of
the
Adriatic
在亚得里亚海岸的一处度假胜地
on
shore
We
had
a
couple
of
hours
on
shore
(=not
on
a
ship)
.
我们在岸上呆了几个小时。
off
shore
The
island
is
about
3
miles
off
shore
(=away
from
the
coast)
.
这个岛离岸大约 3 英里远。
rocky/sandy
shore
2
these/British/our etc shores
a
country
that
has
a
border
on
the
sea
[书面] 这个国家/英国/我们的国家等〔指沿海的国家〕
written
Millions
of
immigrants
flocked
to
these
shores
in
the
19th
century.
无数移民在 19 世纪蜂拥到这个国家。
growing
fears
that
English
football
players
will
be
lured
away
to
foreign
shores
对英国足球运动员将被吸引到外国去的与日俱增的担心
verb
3
to
support
a
wall
or
roof
with
large
pieces
of
wood,
metal
etc
to
stop
it
from
falling
down
〔用大块木头、金属等支柱〕支撑〔墙或屋顶〕
The
roof
had
been
shored
up
with
old
timbers.
房顶一直用旧木材支撑着。
4
to
help
or
support
something
that
is
likely
to
fail
or
is
not
working
well
帮助，支持〔可能失败或运转不好的事〕
attempts
to
shore
up
the
struggling
economy
为扶持摇摇欲坠的经济所作的努力