shore
US: /ˈʃɔɹ/
UK: /ʃˈɔː/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
shore /ʃɔ:/- danh từ
- bờ (biển, hồ lớn), bờ biển
- (pháp lý) phần đất giữa hai nước triều
- danh từ
- cột (chống tường, cây...) trụ
- cột (chống tường, cây...) trụ
- ngoại động từ
- chống, đỡ
- chống, đỡ
- (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ), thời quá khứ của shear
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb+ noun
1 [C, U] the land along the edge of the sea or ocean, a lake or another large area of water: a rocky / sandy shore + to swim from the boat to the shore + a house on the shores of the lake + The ship was anchored off shore. + Rubbish of all sorts is washed up on the shore. - COAST
2 (shores) [pl.] (especially literary) a country, especially one with a coast: foreign / distant shores + What brings you to these shores?
verb
Phrasal Verbs: shore sth<->up
1 to support part of a building or other large structure by placing large pieces of wood or metal against or under it so that it does not fall down: Timbers were used to shore up the tunnel.
2 to help to support sth that is weak or going to fail: The measures were aimed at shoring up the economy.
Collocation
1 land along the edge of a sea/lake
ADJ.
golden, sandy
on the golden shores of beautiful Bali
| rocky, wooded | barren, bleak, desert, deserted, exposed, lonely, wilder
(figurative) a Belgian from the wilder shores of Flemish nationalism
| lee, sheltered | distant, far, farther, opposite, other
Meg was pointing towards the far shore.
| north/northern, etc.
The path ran along the southern shore of the lake.
| lake
VERB + SHORE
approach, reach | leave | follow, hug
We sailed until midnight, hugging the shore.
| be found on, be washed up on
A dying dolphin was found washed up on the shore.
SHORE + NOUN
bird | road | leave
PREP.
along the ~
walking along the wooded shores of the lake
| around the ~ of
The route goes around the shore of Derwent Water.
| by the ~
strolling by the shore
| close to/near the ~
The sea appears calm near the shore.
| from (a/the) ~
just a few miles from shore watching from the shore
| on (a/the) ~
The others were now safely on shore. There are a lot of rocks on that shore.
| on the ~s of
The hotel is situated on the sheltered shores of the Moray Firth.
| (down/back) to/towards the ~
The hotel's gardens stretch down to the lake shore.
2 (also shores) particular country
ADJ.
American, British, etc.
the ship in which Columbus first sailed to American shores
| foreign, native | our, these
VERB + SHORE
arrive on, come to, reach, return to
He was glad to return to his native shores.
| leave | defend
We will fight to the death to defend our shores.
PREP.
beyond/outside the ~
The decisions will be taken beyond these shores.
Concise dictionary
shores|shored|shoringʃɔr /ʃɔːnoun
+the land along the edge of a body of water
+a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support
verb
+serve as a shore to
+arrive on shore
+support by placing against something solid or rigid
