| 单词 | shoring |
| 释义 | shoring (once / 26924 pages) n WORD FAMILY shoring: shorings+/foreshore: foreshores/shore: foreshore, shored, shores, shoring USAGE EXAMPLESIt is prompting some brands to pre-emptively draft informal contingency plans, and others, like H&R Block, to spend money shoring up their reputation. New York Times(Dec 25, 2016) Shoring up the nation’s infrastructure sounds like a great idea. Washington Post(Dec 22, 2016) But shoring up the wolf population may not be enough to prevent Isle Royale’s ballooning moose population from reshaping the island’s ecosystem. Nature(Dec 19, 2016) 1n a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support Syn|Hyper shore beam long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction 2n the act of propping up with shores Syn|Hyper propping up, shoring up support, supporting the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening |
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