The first game ended in a tie.
第一场比赛以平局结束。

2.shore up 支撑，加固

The democracies of the West may find it hard to shore up their defences.
西方的民主国家可能发现很难加固自己的防御。

3.at most 至多
 

As a news item it merits a short paragraph at most.
作为一则新闻，它至多只能占一小段。