shelter
美 [ˈʃeltə(r)]
英
- n.避难所；庇护所；躲避；住所
- v.躲避；保护；庇护；遮蔽
- 网络掩蔽；欲盖弄潮；掩蔽处
复数：shelters 过去式：sheltered 现在分词：sheltering
v.+n.
take shelter,seek shelter,find shelter,provide shelter,give shelter
adj.+n.
temporary shelter,emergency shelter,animal shelter,underground shelter,homeless shelter
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1. | [u] 居所；住处the fact of having a place to live or stay, considered as a basic human need |
Human beings need food, clothing and shelter. 人类有衣、食、住的需求。 |
2. | [u] ~ (from sth) 遮蔽，庇护，避难（避雨、躲避危险或攻击）protection from rain, danger or attack |
to take shelter from the storm 躲避暴风雨 | |
The fox was running for the shelter of the trees. 狐狸朝树丛跑，想要躲藏起来。 | |
People were desperately seeking shelter from the gunfire. 人们拼命地找地方躲避炮火。 |
3. | [c] （尤指用以躲避风雨或攻击的）遮蔽物，庇护处，避难处a structure built to give protection, especially from the weather or from attack |
They built a rough shelter from old pieces of wood. 他们用旧木条搭了一个简陋的窝棚。 | |
an air-raid shelter 防空洞 |
4. | [c] （无家可归者或受虐待者的）收容所，庇护所a building, usually owned by a charity, that provides a place to stay for people without a home, or protection for people or animals who have been badly treated |
a night shelter for the homeless 无家可归者夜间收容所 | |
an animal shelter 动物收容处 |
1. | [t] 保护；掩蔽to give sb/sth a place where they are protected from the weather or from danger; to protect sb/sth |
Trees shelter the house from the wind. 树给房子挡住了风。 | |
helping the poor and sheltering the homeless 帮助贫穷者，庇护无家可归者 | |
Perhaps I sheltered my daughter too much(= protected her too much from unpleasant or difficult experiences) . 也许我对女儿保护过度了。 |
2. | [i] ~ (from sth) 躲避（风雨或危险）to stay in a place that protects you from the weather or from danger |
We sheltered from the rain in a doorway. 我们在一处门廊里避雨。 |