1. (躲避惡劣天氣或危險的)遮蔽物，庇護處，掩體 A shelter is a small building or covered place which is made to protect people from bad weather or danger.
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e.g. The city's bomb shelters were being prepared for possible air raids. 為防御可能發(fā)生的空襲，該城市正在建防空洞。 e.g. ...a bus shelter. 公共汽車(chē)候車(chē)亭
2. (尤指躲避惡劣天氣或危險的)遮蔽，庇護，掩蔽 If a place provides shelter, it provides you with a place to stay or live, especially when you need protection from bad weather or danger.
e.g. The number of families seeking shelter rose by 17 percent... 尋求避難的家庭戶(hù)增加了 17％。 e.g. Although horses do not generally mind the cold, shelter from rain and wind is important. 盡管馬一般不怕冷，但是一定要有個(gè)能遮風(fēng)擋雨的馬棚。
3. 收容所;庇護所 A shelter is a building where homeless people can sleep and get food.
e.g. ...a shelter for homeless women. 收留無(wú)家可歸的婦女的收容所
4. 躲避;避難 If you shelter in a place, you stay there and are protected from bad weather or danger.
e.g. ...a man sheltering in a doorway... 藏在門(mén)口的一名男子 e.g. Twelve Cubans left the embassy after sheltering there for several days. 12 名古巴人在大使館藏身了幾天后離開(kāi)了。
5. 遮蔽;遮擋 If a place or thing is sheltered by something, it is protected by that thing from wind and rain.
e.g. ...a wooden house, sheltered by a low pointed roof. 一所有著(zhù)低矮的尖頂遮風(fēng)擋雨的木房子
6. 為(受到警察或其他人追捕的人)提供避難所;窩藏;庇護 If you shelter someone, usually someone who is being hunted by police or other people, you provide them with a place to stay or live.
e.g. A neighbor sheltered the boy for seven days. 一個(gè)鄰居收留了這個(gè)男孩在他家藏了 7 天。 e.g. ...people sheltering illegal immigrants. 為非法移民提供庇護的人們
7. see also: sheltered
shelter英英釋義
shelter
noun
1. a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
2. protective covering that provides protection from the weather
3. temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons
4. a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings
Synonym: tax shelter
5. the condition of being protected
e.g. they were huddled together for protection he enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home
Synonym: protection
verb
1. invest (money) so that it is not taxable
2. provide shelter for
e.g. After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people