shore
/ʃɔ:(r); ʃɔr/ n[C, U]
land along the edge of the sea or of any large body of water （海或湖等大水域的）岸, 滨
a house on the shore(s) of Lake Geneva 日内瓦湖畔的房子
swim from the ship to the shore 由船边游到岸边
go on shore, eg of sailors from a ship 上岸（如海员离船登岸）
This island is two miles off shore. 这个岛离岸两英里. =>illus at coast 见 coast 插图. =>Usage at coast1 用法见 coast1.
shore / ʃɔ:(r); ʃɔr/ v (phr v) shore sth up support sth with a wooden beam, etc propped against it （以支柱等）支撑
shore up the side of an old house to stop it falling down 支撑旧屋墙壁以防倒塌
(fig 比喻) She used this evidence to shore up her argument. 她用该证据来支持自己的论点. shore, n wooden beam, etc used to support sth 支柱; 撑柱.