| 词汇 | shore |
| 释义 | phraseshore[shored, shored, shoring] shore up 1. shore up sth • shore sth up to support something that is weak or likely to fail, by doing something that will help to make it stronger: The administration is considering tax relief to help shore up the US airline industry. Throughout the day the bank sold both dollars and European currency, in an effort to shore up the pound.2. shore sth up • shore up sth to support a wall or a building with large pieces of wood or metal, in order to stop it from falling down: The tunnel was shored up with old wooden beams, which were in danger of collapsing at any minute.■ SIMILAR TO: prop up spend like a sailor (on (shore) leave)To spend excessively, extravagantly, or wastefully. Now don't go spending like a sailor on shore leave just because you got a bit of a tax refund from the government. The local council has been spending like sailors on this new tram project, while other existing public transport goes into disrepair. Every time my husband's paycheck comes through, he goes out to the pubs and spends like a sailor on leave! shore upTo give someone or something robust support in the face of difficulty or to prevent potential failure. A noun or pronoun can be used between "shore" and "up." Workers are trying to shore up the levee to prevent a failure. His kindness and generosity shored me up while I dealt with the aftermath of my divorce. The government's actions are meant to shore up the financial companies it deems to be "too big to fail." shore someone upFig. to (figuratively) prop up or support someone. Mary's solid character and personality helped shore her up during her recent problems with the law. Everyone co-operated to shore up John when his mother died. shore something upto prop up or support something. The fence fell over, so we shored it up with more posts. The storm weakened the foundation of our house, and we had to have workers shore up the house. shore upSupport, prop, as in The new law was designed to shore up banks in danger of failure. This expression derives from the noun shore, meaning "prop," a beam or timber propped against a structure to provide support. The verb shore dates from 1340 and was first recorded in a figurative context in 1581. shore upv. To support something with or as if with a prop: The carpenters shored up the sagging floors. The peace initiative was failing, so the leaders met to shore it up. |
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