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
- 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。 - Our most urgent task upon taking office was to shore up the same banks that helped cause this crisis.
在我上任之初，最迫切的任务就是支撑那些引起危机的银行免于倒闭。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - Swift action is needed on the part of eurozone members to shore up confidence in its crippled banking sector.
欧元区成员国必须迅速采取行动，提振投资者对处境维艰的欧洲银行业的信心。 - We've got to shore up our budget, and bring down our deficits.
我们需要削减我们的预算，将我们的赤字降下来。 - 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。 - To shore up profits, companies are cutting costs, and that includes money for new technology.
为了保障利润，企业纷纷削减包括新技术开支在内的各项成本。