1 [U] shelter (from sth) protection from danger or bad weather 庇护;避难;遮蔽:
to give somebody food and shelter为某人提供食物及容身之所We looked around for somewhere to take shelter from the storm.我们环视四周,想找个避风雨的地方。
2 [C] a small building that gives protection, for example from bad weather or attack 遮蔽所;庇护所;避难所:
a bus shelter公共汽车候车亭an air-raid shelter防空庇护所
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/ˈʃeltə(r) ||; ˈʃɛltɚ/verb
1 [I] shelter (from sth) to find protection or a safe place 寻求保护;躲避;避难:
Let's shelter from the rain under that tree.我们到那棵树下去避雨吧。
2 [T] shelter sb/sth (from sb/sth) to protect sb/sth; to provide a safe place away from harm or danger 保护;庇护;遮蔽:
The trees shelter the house from the wind.那些树给房子挡风。
shelter1/ˋʃɛltɚ; ˈʃeltə/n 1 [U] protection from danger or from the weather 庇护﹔遮蔽﹐掩蔽: in/under the shelter of sth He was standing in the shelter of a doorway. 他站在门口躲着。They took shelter under a tree. 他们躲在一棵树下。2 [C] a small building or covered place that protects you from bad weather or from attack 遮蔽处﹔避难处: an air-raid shelter 防空洞a bus shelter (=where people wait for buses) 公共汽车候车亭3 [C] a place where people or animals can stay if they do not have a home or are in danger 庇护所﹐收容所: an animal shelter 动物收容所a shelter for homeless people 无家可归者的收容所
shelter2v 1 [I] to stay somewhere in order to be protected from danger or the weather 躲避〔危险或恶劣的天气〕: +from People were in doorways, sheltering from the rain. 人们在门口躲雨。2 [T] to provide a place where someone or something is protected from danger or the weather 为…提供庇护处: people who shelter criminals 窝藏罪犯的人shelter sb/sth from sth The trees shelter you from the sun. 这些树能为你遮挡阳光。
sheltersheltershelters1noun1(no plural) protection from bad weather or danger: We took shelter from the rain under a tree.People ran for shelter when the bombs started to fall.2(pluralshelters) a place that protects you from bad weather or danger: a bus shelter (= for people who are waiting at a bus stop)sheltersheltersheltersshelteredsheltering2verb (shelters, sheltering, sheltered)1to make somebody or something safe from bad weather or danger: The trees shelter the house from the wind.2to go to a place where you will be safe from bad weather or danger: Let's shelter from the rain under that tree.