shore /ʃɒ:/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) the land along the edge of a body of water
• (n.) a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support
• (v.) serve as a shore to

Chinese translation

• n. 海岸, 海滨, 斜撑柱
• vt. 把...送上岸, 支撑, 支持

Word details

Part of speech

noun / verb

Pronunciation

/ʃɒ:/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL

Frequency

Zipf 4.33 · Rare

Word forms

shoring, shored, shores

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