| 词汇 | shore something ↔ up |
| 释义 | shore something ↔ upshore 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. → shore something ↔ up at shore2(1) |
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