1[countableC, uncountableU]DN the land along the edge of a large area of water such as an ocean or lake 岸,滨
We could see a boat about a mile from shore.
我们看见离岸边大约一英里的地方有一艘船。
Only a few survivors reached the shore.
仅有几个生还者到达岸边。
She began to swim to shore.
她开始朝岸边游去。
on the shores of something
a holiday resort on the shores of the Adriatic
在亚得里亚海岸边的一处度假胜地
on shore
We had a couple of hours on shore (=not on a ship).
我们在岸上逗留了几个小时。
off shore
The island is about three miles off shore (=away from the coast).
这个岛离岸大约三英里远。
rocky/sandy shore 岩岸/沙岸
2these/British/our etc shoreswrittenCOUNTRY/NATION a country that has a border on the sea 这个国家/英国/我们的国家等〔指沿海的国家〕
Millions of immigrants flocked to these shores in the 19th century.
无数移民在 19 世纪蜂拥到这个国家。
growing fears that English football players will be lured away to foreign shores
对英国足球运动员被吸引到外国去的与日俱增的担心
Examples from the Corpus
these/British/our etc shores• The battle was lost, though, when many in high places yielded to pressures from beyondthese shores.• Meanwhile, beyond our shores, the world's industrialpractices and capacitiesadvanced.• The reason the world and his wife head for these shores is they know that their chances of deportation are virtually non-existent.• More than six centuries ago they had left these shores for Hamgyong Province in the North in search of a better life.• In fact, nobody had made paved roads in Britain since the Romans left our shores.• What would happen to us if 10,000 of them showed up on our shores?• Even after the Renaissance and the rebirth of learning had reached these shoresears were still having a roughride.• His job was to show the captains of industry who came to these shores how to relax.
1land along the edge of a sea/lake海岸;湖畔ADJECTIVE | VERB + SHORE | SHORE + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤golden, sandy黃金海岸;沙岸◇on the golden shores of beautiful Bali在美麗的巴厘島黃金海岸上➤lake, ocean, sea (usually seashore)湖濱;海岸;海濱▸➤rocky佈滿岩石的水岸▸➤barren, exposed, wilder (figurative) 光禿禿的/無遮蔽的/荒蠻的岸邊◇a Belgian artist from the wilder shores of Flemish nationalism來自佛蘭芒民族主義盛行的偏遠地區的比利時藝術家➤distant, far, farther, opposite, other遙遠水岸;對岸;彼岸◇Meg was pointing to the far shore.梅格用手指向對岸。➤near近岸▸➤east, north, etc.東岸、北岸等◇Lake Michigan's north shore密歇根湖北岸➤eastern, northern, etc.東岸、北岸等◇The path ran along the southern shore of the lake.小路沿着湖的南岸延伸開去。➤lake湖濱VERB + SHORE➤approach, reach靠近/到達岸邊▸➤leave離岸▸➤follow, hug沿着/靠近岸邊◇We sailed until midnight, hugging the shore.我們緊靠岸邊航行,直到午夜。➤line沿岸邊排列◇Four thousand spectators lined the shores.有 4,000 人在兩岸觀看。➤hit, lap, lap against拍打岸邊◇the sound of waves lapping the shore海浪拍打岸邊的聲音➤be found on, be washed up on被發現在岸上;被沖到岸上◇A dolphin was found washed up on the shore.發現一隻海豚被沖到岸上。SHORE + NOUN➤bird, crab岸禽;濱蟹▸➤leave(海員的)登岸假◇sailors on shore leave休登岸假的海員➤excursion海濱旅遊PREPOSITION➤along the shore沿着岸邊◇We walked along the shores of the lake together.我們一起在湖邊散步。➤around the shore of環繞着⋯的岸邊◇The route goes around the shore of Derwent Water.這條路線環繞德文特湖。➤at the shore在岸邊◇We spent our vacation at the shore (= near the beach). (NAmE) 我們的假期在海濱度過。➤by the shore在岸邊◇We strolled by the shore after dinner.晚飯後我們在岸邊漫步。➤close to the shore, near the shore靠近岸邊◇The sea appears calm near the shore.近岸的海水似乎很平靜。➤from (a/the) shore離岸◇just a few miles from shore離岸僅幾英里◇He waited, watching from the shore.他在岸邊翹首等待。➤on (a/the) shore上岸;在岸上◇The others were now safely on shore.其他人現在都安全上岸了。◇There are a lot of rocks on that shore.那邊岸上礁石密佈。➤on the shores of在⋯岸邊◇The hotel is situated on the sheltered shores of the Moray Firth.旅館位於馬里灣的下風岸。➤to the shore, towards/toward the shore向岸邊◇The hotel's gardens stretch down to the lake shore.賓館的花園一直延伸到湖濱。➤shore of⋯岸邊◇the shores of the Mediterranean地中海海岸shore
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2shoresparticular country某國家ADJECTIVE | VERB + SHORES | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤British, US, etc.英國、美國等▸➤foreign, native外國;祖國▸➤our, these我們的國家;這些國家◇the ship in which Columbus first sailed to these shores哥倫布第一次抵達這些國家時所乘的船VERB + SHORES➤arrive on, come to, grace, hit, reach, return to到達⋯國家;來到⋯國家;光臨⋯國家;回到⋯國家◇the most thought-provoking movie to hit these shores in recent years近年在這些國家上映的最發人深省的影片◇He was glad to return to his native shores.回到祖國他很高興。➤leave離開國家▸➤defend保衞國家◇We will fight to the death to defend our shores.我們誓死保衞家園。PREPOSITION➤beyond the shore在國家之外◇The decisions concerning the future of the company will be taken beyond these shores.關於該公司的未來,決定權不在這些國家手中。