shelter
noun
verb
ˈʃeltə
noun
1
a
place
to
live,
considered
as
one
of
the
basic
needs
of
life
栖身之地，住处
U
They
are
in
need
of
food
and
shelter.
他们急需食物和住处。
2
protection
from
danger
or
from
wind,
rain,
hot
sun
etc
庇护; 掩蔽，遮蔽
U
[+
of
]
We
reached
the
shelter
of
the
caves.
我们到了可以躲避的山洞里。
in/into/under
etc
the
shelter
of
sth
They
were
standing
under
the
shelter
of
a
huge
tree.
他们站在一棵大树下躲着。
The
men
took
shelter
in
a
bombed-out
farmhouse.
那些男人躲在一间被炸毁的农舍里。
All
around
me,
people
were
running
for
shelter
.
我周围的人都在奔跑着寻找地方躲避。
[+
from
]
An
old
hut
gave
shelter
from
the
storm.
一间旧茅舍成了躲避暴风雨的地方。
3
a
building
where
people
or
animals
that
have
nowhere
to
live
or
that
are
in
danger
can
stay
and
receive
help
庇护所; 避难所
C
[+
for
]
a
shelter
for
battered
women
受虐待妇女的庇护所
a
homeless
shelter
(=for
people
who
have
no
homes)
无家可归者的收容所
an
animal
shelter
动物收容所
4
a
building
or
an
area
with
a
roof
over
it
that
protects
you
from
the
weather
or
from
danger
躲避的地方，避难处
C | BrE )
air-raid/bomb/fall-out
shelter
bus
shelter
verb
5
to
provide
a
place
where
someone
or
something
is
protected,
especially
from
the
weather
or
from
danger
为…提供庇护处〔尤指躲避风雨或危险的地方〕; 收容
T
Collins
was
arrested
for
sheltering
enemy
soldiers.
柯林斯因收留敌兵而被逮捕。
shelter
sb/sth
from
sb/sth
Plant
herbs
next
to
a
wall
to
shelter
them
from
the
wind.
把药草种在墙边以避风。
6
to
stay
in
or
under
a
place
where
you
are
protected
from
the
weather
or
from
danger
躲避; 避难
I
[+
from
]
We
sat
in
the
shade,
sheltering
from
the
sun.
我们坐在背阴处，没有晒到太阳。