shore up
柯林斯詞典
1. PHRASAL VERB If you shore up something that is weak or about to fail, you do something in order to strengthen it or support it. 支持
The democracies of the West may find it hard to shore up their defences. 西方的民主國家可能發(fā)現(xiàn)很難加固自己的防御。
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