学个词Learn a Word 第1432课 shore up

　　今天我们要学的词是shore up。Shore up, 意思是寻求支持。上星期发表国情咨文后，奥巴马总统对五个州进行了三天的访问。 "The purpose of the trip was to sell his economic plan and to shore up support for his re-election bid in politically crucial¹ states," 总统此行目的是推销他的经济计划，并为竞选连任寻求关键州的支持。在他的经济计划中， "President Obama tried to shore up the failing economy by increasing taxes on wealthy people," 巴马想通过增加富人收入所得税来巩固和加强经济。好的，今天我们学习的词是shore up...

1 crucial   

adj.极重要的，决定性的，关键性的

参考例句：

• It's a crucial decision.这是一个极其重要的决定。
• The foreign market was increasingly crucial.国外市场越来越重要了。