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。