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单词 shore
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noun | verb
shoreshore1 /ʃɔr/ ●●● W3 noun Etymology Collocations Thesaurus 1[countable, uncountable] the land along the edge of a large area of water, such as an ocean or lake:  Only a few survivors reached the shore.from/to shore We could see a boat about a mile from shore. a resort on the shores of Lake Michigan We only had a couple of hours on shore (=away from a ship).THESAURUScoastthe land next to the ocean:  The island is 15 miles off the coast of Newfoundland.beachan area of sand or small stones at the edge of an ocean or lake:  We spent the day at the beach. Let’s take a walk on the beach at sunset. Palm Beach, Floridaseashorethe area of land next to the ocean:  hotels directly on the seashorebankthe edge of a river:  the banks of the Mississippi River2these/American/foreign etc. shores especially literary a particular country that has a border on the ocean:  It was the first college founded on these shores. [Origin: 1300–1400 Middle Dutch, Middle Low German schore] see also ashore, offshore, onshore
noun | verb
shoreshore2 verb Etymology Verb Table shore something ↔ up phrasal verb1to help or support something that is likely to fail or is not working well:  The government has made attempts to shore up the struggling economy.2to support a wall with large pieces of wood, metal, etc. to stop it from falling down
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