shores

英 [ʃɔːz]

美 [ʃɔːrz]

n.  (海洋、湖泊等大水域的)岸，滨; 国家(尤指濒海国家)
v.  支撑，使稳住; 用支柱撑住
shore的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 海岸;河岸;湖滨
  Theshoresor theshoreof a sea, lake, or wide river is the land along the edge of it. Someone who ison shoreis 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。
• N-PLURAL (国家或大洲的)区域，境内
  When someone or something reaches theshoresof 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 useshore,coast, andbeachto talk about the piece of land beside a stretch of water. Theshoreis the area of land along the edge of the sea, a lake, or a wide river. Thecoastis 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. Abeachis 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。

双语例句

• Sadly they saw the shores of England disappear in the distance.
  他们黯然看着英国的海岸在远处消失了。
• He longed to see again the rugged hills and pleasant shores of Ithaca.
  他渴望重新看到伊萨卡的崎岖的小山和优美的海岸。
• I was born in the south, the pretty hills and shores offer me the ebullient and exquisite character.
  我出生在南方，南方的秀丽山水赋予了我热情好客，细腻的性格。
• Volunteers and fishing boats stopped the200 to300 dolphins from beaching themselves on the shores of Manila Bay.
  志愿者们和一些渔船阻止了200到300头海豚在马尼拉湾海滨搁浅。
• On returning to his native shores, he fell sick.
  当他回本国时，他生病了。
• The Atlantic furnishes much food for the people on its shores.
  大西洋为两岸的人们提供了丰富的食物。
• 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。
• Amber beads have been found in ancient tombs from the Steppes of Russia to the shores of the Mediterranean.
  在从俄罗斯西伯利亚大草原到地中海海滨的古墓中，已经发现了琥珀串珠。
• Look off the shores of my Western sea, the circle almost circled;
  从我的西海岸望去，几乎把圆周绕了一趟；
• 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。