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
- All of China's largest banks have announced plans in the past month to raise fresh capital to shore up their balance sheets after an unprecedented credit binge last year.
过去一个月里，中国这些最大型银行全都宣布了筹集新资本以充实自身资产负债表的计划。去年，中国出现了前所未有的信贷狂潮。 - All month you'll need to shore up your strength, because when unexpected things happen, it'll feel like you were hit by a bus-you have to be strong enough to withstand the impact.
整个月你需要你的力量来支撑，因为意想不到的事情发生时，它会觉得你被击中一辆巴士-你要坚强，足以承受冲击。 - 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。 - Shore up the side of an old house to stop it falling down.
支撑旧屋墙壁以防倒塌。 - 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。 - Second, it has to shore up Europes banks to ensure they can withstand a sovereign default.
其次，大力支持欧元区银行，确保他们经受住主权债务违约危机。 - Government interventions to shore up the housing market add an extra element of unpredictability.
政府支撑房地产市场的干预行动则为其增添了额外的不可预知性。 - At the same time the intervention aims to shore up confidence among foreign investors in US dollar assets.
干预行动的另一个目标是增强外国投资者对美元资产的信心。 - But this was partly to shore up support for the North American Free-Trade Agreement.
但是这在一定程度上扶持了它对北美自由贸易协定的支持。 - 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。