shore up
英 [ʃɔː(r) ʌp]
美 [ʃɔːr ʌp]
支撑; 支持; 加强
柯林斯词典
- PHRASAL VERB 支撑;支持;加强
If youshore upsomething that is weak or about to fail, you do something in order to strengthen it or support it.- The democracies of the West may find it hard to shore up their defences.
西方的民主国家可能会发现很难自圆其说。
- The democracies of the West may find it hard to shore up their defences.
英英释义
verb
- support by placing against something solid or rigid
- shore and buttress an old building
双语例句
- Clever, skilled employees require less management, constantly teach you new things, and shore up your weaknesses.
聪明、技能熟练的员工无需太多管理，还可以教给你新的技能，甚至可以弥补你的缺点。 - Investors were hoping the report would prompt Washington to take broader steps to shore up the economy.
投资者希望这份报告会促进华盛顿采取更广泛的措施来支撑经济。 - They tried to shore up the failing economy by means of tax increases.
他们企图藉由增加税收的办法来支撑起日益衰落的经济。 - In Shanghai, government moves to shore up the markets continued to boost confidence.
在上海，政府的托市举措仍在激励着投资者的信心。 - On Sunday China cut benchmark interest rates for the third time in six months to shore up flagging activity.
上周日，中国在六个月内第三次下调基准利率，以提振疲弱的经济活动。 - And by bringing down the foreclosure rate, it will help to shore up housing prices for everyone.
在降低失赎权比例的同时，它将有助于为大家支撑房屋价格。 - It may even shore up growth and lighten the public debt burden.
这种投资甚至有可能支撑经济增长，减轻公共债务负担。 - The Russians have also intervened to shore up the rouble.
俄罗斯还曾入市干预，以提振卢布。 - Policymakers hope the move will shore up confidence and help shock the credit markets back to life.
政策制定者希望，这项举措将提振市场信心，并使信贷市场恢复生机。 - We have to find something to shore up the sagging floors, otherwise it would soon fall down.
我们必须找些东西去支撑那日益下降的楼板，否则很快它们就会塌落下来。