shore

Compared meaning: support something so it does not fall (verb).

比较义项：支撑，使不倒下（动词）。

• shore 本词

  Shore almost always forms the phrasal verb "shore up", meaning to reinforce a weak or collapsing structure with beams or props; it has a formal, technical tone typical of construction or engineering contexts.

  shore 几乎总是构成短语动词“shore up”，表示用横梁等支撑物加固脆弱或即将倒塌的结构；语气正式、技术性强，常见于建筑或工程语境。

  Workers used steel beams to shore up the sinking foundation.

  工人们用钢梁支撑加固那正在下沉的地基。

• prop

  Prop means to lean or wedge an object against or under something else for everyday support, often with "up" or "against"; it is informal and typically used for small, movable objects.

  prop 表示把物品靠在或垫在另一物体上以获得日常支撑，常与“up”或“against”连用；语气随意，多用于书、自行车等可移动的小物件。

  She propped her bike against the fence outside the shop.

  她把自行车靠在店外的栅栏上。

Shore and prop mean to support something so it does not fall. Shore appears as 'shore up', a formal phrase for reinforcing a weak structure, not the coast sense. Prop means to lean or wedge an object against something else, not the noun sense.

这两个词在“支撑”这个意义上容易混淆，但用法和语气不同：shore 通常构成短语动词“shore up”，语气正式、偏技术性，用于加固地基、墙体等大型结构；prop 则语气随意，常表示把物品靠在或垫在另一物体上以防倒下，多用于书、自行车、梯子等日常物品。这里不比较 shore 作名词表示“海岸”的意义，也不比较 prop 作名词表示“支撑物、道具”的意义。