| 词汇 | shore |
| 释义 | shoreWord family adjectiveshorelessshorewardadverbshorewardsnounshorebirdshorelineshoremanshoresideshoreweedshorershoreshoring Nature shore1 /ʃɔː $ ʃɔːr/ ●●● W3 noun → sure1 [countableC, uncountableU]DN the land along the edge of a large area of water such as an ocean or lake 岸，滨 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 something a holiday resort on the shores of the Adriatic 在亚得里亚海岸边的一处度假胜地 on shore We had a couple of hours on shore (=not on a ship). 我们在岸上逗留了几个小时。 off shore The island is about three miles off shore (=away from the coast). 这个岛离岸大约三英里远。 rocky/sandy shore 岩岸/沙岸 2 these/British/our etc shores writtenCOUNTRY/NATION a country that has a border on the sea 这个国家/英国/我们的国家等〔指沿海的国家〕 → ashore, offshore, onshore 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 对英国足球运动员被吸引到外国去的与日俱增的担心 Examples from the Corpus these/British/our etc shores• The battle was lost, though, when many in high places yielded to pressures from beyond these shores.• Meanwhile, beyond our shores, the world's industrial practices and capacities advanced.• The reason the world and his wife head for these shores is they know that their chances of deportation are virtually non-existent.• More than six centuries ago they had left these shores for Hamgyong Province in the North in search of a better life.• In fact, nobody had made paved roads in Britain since the Romans left our shores.• What would happen to us if 10,000 of them showed up on our shores?• Even after the Renaissance and the rebirth of learning had reached these shores ears were still having a rough ride.• His job was to show the captains of industry who came to these shores how to relax. n THESAURUS shore the area of sand, mud, or low land along the edge of the sea, a lake etc I went down to the shore to meet him. The fish is commonly found off the shores of Australia. They had planned to take a picnic on the shores of Lake Havel. coast the land next to the sea He lives on the Sussex coast. one of the most luxurious hotels on the south coast the Draugen oil field, off the West coast of Norway the East Coast of the United States beach an area of sand or small stones at the edge of the sea Let's go to the beach. Brighton beach the seashore the land at the edge of the sea, consisting of sand or rocks He walked with her along the seashore. You can hear the waves breaking on the seashore. the seaside British EnglishBrE the areas or towns next to the sea where people go to enjoy themselves We went on day trips to the seaside. Oh I do love to be beside the seaside (=a line from a well-known song). a seaside town a seaside resort bank the land along the side of a river a journey along the banks of the River Ganges He swam over to the other bank. The river burst its banks. the waterfront the part of a town or an area of land next to the sea, a river etc – used especially when talking about buildings near the water The restaurant is down on the waterfront. a waterfront bar in Montreal called The Neptune the waterside (also the lakeside, the riverside) the area at the edge of a lake, river etc The mountains almost come down to the waterside. a rented villa on the lakeside A number of barges were hidden in the trees along the riverside. beautiful riverside views Examples from the Corpus shore• He saw the pond they called the lake and the grey bulk of the Mithraeum on the farther shore.• People paddle kayaks and outriggers along the shore, and catamarans whizz by, leaning precariously on one hull.• The big ships, those drawn up far on the shore, had tumbled together, smashing one another to powder.• As the two rowed away, the mob reached the shore.• The treatment involved walking three times round the shore and then departing, without looking back.• After the battle Sir Bedivere is carrying Arthur's weak body down to the shore.• Hill swam out to haul Leach to shore and retrieve the barrel. on the shores of something• She usually builds on the shores of an estuary and there she sits devotedly, seldom leaving the nest.• The Hotel Serenidad opened to an elite international clientele on the shores of the Gulf of California nearly 30 years ago.• The gigantic Black Arks of Naggaroth vomited forth a wave of corruption on the shores of the Elf lands.• The small service category was won by Rosslea Hall Hotel, a country hotel on the shores of the Gareloch.• It was in the spring of 1862 that Amelia Otis took up life on the shores of the Missouri River.• Casting themselves into chaos, hoping to adhere to higher consciousness, to be washed up on the shores of truth. shore2 verb 1 shore something ↔ up phrasal verbphr v a) SUPPORT/HOLD UPto 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。 b) HELPto 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物〕 SYN bolster attempts to shore up the struggling economy 为扶持摇摇欲坠的经济所作的努力 Examples from the Corpus shore up• And used force, even murder, to shore them up?• He said the country's criminal and civil courts were creaking at the seams in spite of efforts to shore them up.• There are some doubts about Wigan's ageing pack but the former Canberra second - row David Furner should shore it up.• The launch reached the shore and tied up to a floating pontoon connected by a gangway to the dock. Examples from the Corpus shore• He successfully shored up a university library system that had been debilitated by Koffler.• Lothar, in a last bid to shore up his power in western Francia, made a foray to the Seine.• Nevertheless, there are reports Costa Rica will ask coffee producers to suspend exports temporarily to shore up prices. From Longman Business Dictionary shoreshore /ʃɔːʃɔːr/ verb → shore something → up (1300-1400) Middle Dutch Middle Low German schore shore2 (1300-1400) shore “piece of wood used as a support” ((15-20 centuries)), from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German schore “prop” |
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