shore

noun

1. （海洋、湖泊等大水域的）岸，滨
   the land along the edge of the sea or ocean, a lake or another large area of water
   1. a rocky/sandy shore
      岩 / 沙岸
   2. to swim from the boat to the shore
      下船游上岸
   3. a house on the shores of the lake
      湖畔的房子
   4. The ship was anchored off shore .
      船停泊在离岸不远的地方。
2. 国家（尤指濒海国家）
   a country, especially one with a coast
   1. foreign shores
      外国
   2. What brings you to these shores?
      是什么把你带到这个国家来的？

verb

verb

1. N-COUNT 海岸;河岸;湖滨
   The shores or the shore of a sea, lake, or wide river is the land along the edge of it. Someone who is on shore is on the land rather than on a ship.
   1. They walked down to the shore.
      他们走到了湖边。
   2. ...elephants living on the shores of Lake Kariba...
      生活在卡里巴湖滨的大象
   3. I have spent less time on shore than most men...
      我在岸上生活的时间比大多数人都要少。
   4. As soon as they were safely back to shore, Dirk raced for the nearest phone.
      他们一安全抵岸，德克就飞快地奔向最近的电话。
2. N-PLURAL (国家或大洲的)区域，境内
   When someone or something reaches the shores of a country or continent, they arrive in that country or continent.
   1. It is feared that a similar epidemic will soon reach the shores of Europe...
      人们担心类似的流行病很快会传到欧洲。
   2. This youngster is another destined to leave these shores.
      这个年轻人是又一个注定要离开这个国家的人。

You can use shore, coast, and beach to talk about the piece of land beside a stretch of water. The shore is the area of land along the edge of the sea, a lake, or a wide river. The coast is the area of land that lies alongside the sea. You may be referring just to the land close to the sea, or to a wider area that extends further inland. A beach is a flat area of sand or pebbles next to the sea.
shore，coast 和 beach 都可以用来指大片水域的岸边陆地。shore 指海洋、湖泊或宽广的河流岸边陆地。coast 是沿海陆地区哉，既可以指紧靠海边的区域，也可以泛指沿海地区。beach 指海边的沙滩或碎石滩。

1. Warm weather has attracted the flat fish close to shore
   煦暖的气候将比目鱼引到了近海。
2. Danny listened to the waves breaking against the shore.
   丹尼聆听着波浪拍岸的声音。
3. When it returns to shore, the life-jacket will deflate and revert to a harness
   返回岸上后，救生衣就会瘪掉，恢复成背带状。
4. Lead weights and air cylinders encumbered the divers as they walked to the shore
   潜水员向海岸走去时，铅坠和氧气罐使他们步履维艰。
5. Imagine you're lying on a beach, listening to the steady rhythm of waves lapping the shore
   想象一下你正躺在海滩上，倾听海浪有节奏地轻轻拍打海岸的声音。
6. He landed his troops on the western shore
   他率部队在西岸登陆。
7. He had jumped overboard in New York harbor and swum to shore.
   他在纽约港跳下船，游上了岸。
8. The discussion took place in a famous villa on the lake's shore
   商讨是在湖边一座著名的别墅内进行的。
9. He rowed as quickly as he could to the shore
   他尽快地把船划到岸边。
10. They walked down to the shore.
    他们走到了湖边。
11. I have spent less time on shore than most men
    我在岸上生活的时间比大多数人都要少。
12. As soon as they were safely back to shore, Dirk raced for the nearest phone.
    他们一安全抵岸，德克就飞快地奔向最近的电话。
13. It is feared that a similar epidemic will soon reach the shores of Europe
    人们担心类似的流行病很快会传到欧洲。
14. This youngster is another destined to leave these shores.
    这个年轻人是又一个注定要离开这个国家的人。
15. 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。
16. The sea washed against the shore
    海水冲刷着海岸。
17. The sea washes the shore.
    海浪拍岸。
18. We tugged the boat in to shore.
    我们把船拉到岸边。
19. The trees on the shore line were reflected in the clear water.
    沿岸的树木在清清的河水里倒映出来。
20. We wanted the boat to reach shore before the fog closed in.
    我们要让小船在浓雾起来之前靠岸。
21. With any luck, this boat will drift towards the shore.
    幸运的话，这条船会漂到岸边。
22. People on shore greeted the new10,000 liner by waving their arms as it was getting up.
    当新造的万吨巨轮驶近时，岸上的人们挥臂欢迎。
23. And the half dozen canoes beached like bright fish along the grassy shore of the lake.
    还有五、六只独木舟停泊在碧绿的湖边，象一尾尾闪闪发光的鱼。
24. The shore was still afar.
    海岸仍然相距很远。
25. He paced along the shore, deep in thought.
    他沿着海滩走着，陷入了沉思。
26. They went down to the shore to watch the fishermen hauling in their nets.
    他们跑到岸边看渔民拖网。
27. They headed the boat toward the shore.
    他们把船驶向岸边。
28. The boat pulled for the shore.
    船向岸边划。
29. Defilements are like sand bars or stumps in a river that will keep our boat from getting to shore.
    杂染好比河中的沙洲与暗桩，它们会阻碍我们的船靠岸。
30. Surf booms upon a desolate shore.
    激浪轰隆隆地拍打着荒凉的海岸。

  shore beach coast【导航词义：岸】

  shore n. 岸，滨

〔辨析〕含义较广，指海洋、湖泊及江河的岸，通常为陆地和较大水域的交界地带。

  beach n. 海滩，沙滩

〔辨析〕通常为 shore 或 coast 的一部分，是被海（湖或河）水冲刷而成，无岩石或峭壁，只有沙子或小鹅卵石。

  coast n. 海岸，海滨

〔辨析〕指陆地和海交界的狭长地带，也可指沿海地区。

shore sth↔up

1. 用撑柱支撑
   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
   1. a rocky/sandy shore
      岩 / 沙岸
   2. to swim from the boat to the shore
      下船游上岸
   3. a house on the shores of the lake
      湖畔的房子
   4. The ship was anchored off shore .
      船停泊在离岸不远的地方。
2. 支撑；稳住
   to help to support sth that is weak or going to fail
   1. foreign shores
      外国
   2. What brings you to these shores?
      是什么把你带到这个国家来的？

noun

1. a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support

   Synonym:    shoring

2. the land along the edge of a body of water

verb

1. support by placing against something solid or rigid
   1. shore and buttress an old building

   Synonym:    prop uppropshore up

2. arrive on shore
   1. The ship landed in Pearl Harbor

   Synonym:    landset ashore

3. serve as a shore to
   1. The river was shored by trees