Day 141
shore [NCr] n. (湖或海的) 岸；濱
The boat sank a few miles from shore. // the shores of Lake Michigan
to swim from the boat to the shore // a house on the shores of the lake
Let’s go to the shore.
v. shore sth up : 1. 用撐柱支撐
They shored up the roof /wall. [ = propped up ]
2. 支撐；穩住
The tax cuts are supposed to shore up the economy.
The new player should shore up the team’s defense.
shoreline [}NCr`la0n] n. 海岸線；湖岸線
We had a cabin on the shoreline of Lake Michigan.
The road follows the shoreline for a few miles. // a rocky shoreline
ben.e.fi.ci.ar.y [`bGnD}f0Ni`Gri ; `bGnD}f0NDri ] n. 1. 受益者；受惠者
The college was a beneficiary of the private grant.
2. (死者財產的) 受益人；遺產繼承人
Her daughter is her sole beneficiary.
【字根bene- (善；好) ； 字根-fit (做；使) ； 字尾-ary (與------有關的人)】
lift [l0ft] v. 1. 舉起；抬起 to raise to a higher level; lift up
Lift up your feet so I can sweep the floor.
He lifted his little girl up to his shoulders.
Can you help me lift this box?
He stood there with his arms lifted above his head.
2. 解除；廢止；取消 to remove; end
The government lifted laws against bringing foreign wheat into our country.
Martial law has now been lifted.
3. 消散 to go up and disappear; disperse
The clouds lifted in the morning sun.
The fog started to lift and the sun came out.
4. 剽竊；盜用；抄襲 plagiarize
Parts of her essay were lifted directly from the Internet.
He lifted most of the ideas from a book he had been reading.
ö lift off : 起飛；發射；升空
planes lifting off from the runway
Thousands of spectators watched as the space shuttle lifted off.
n. 1. 舉起；抬起
A worker gave the box a lift onto a shelf.
a slight lift of his eyebrows
2. 開心；高興；更好的信心 a raising of feelings to happiness; boost
Passing the exam gave her a real lift.
The good news gave us all a lift.
A tax cut could give the economy a lift.
3. 搭便車；免費搭車a free ride
My friend gave me a lift to the store in his car. [ give 人 a lift：讓某人搭便車 ]
Can I give you a lift to school?
4. ski lift : 滑雪電纜車
We rode the ski lift to the top of the mountain.
liftoff n. (太空船) 升空the launching of a space vehicle from Earth; blastoff
The space probe is scheduled for lift-off at 7:03 A.M.
Thousands of spectators gathered to watch the liftoff of the space shuttle.
Ten minutes to lift-off.
surmount [s"}maUnt] v. 1. 克服；解決 overcome
He was well aware of the difficulties that had to be surmounted.
Bill was able to surmount all these obstacles to become an outstanding leader.
2. 聳立於------之上；在------頂上 to be on top of something
a high column surmounted by a statue
a temple surmounted by a huge statue
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