shelter

英[ˈʃeltə(r)]
美[ˈʃeltər]

基本释义

  • n.遮蔽(物),庇护(处); 居所; 收容所
  • v.遮蔽; 躲避,避难; 庇护

词性变化

实用例句

Human beings need food, clothing and shelter.

人类有衣、食、住的需求。

牛津词典

to take shelter from the storm

躲避暴风雨

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The fox was running for the shelter of the trees.

狐狸朝树丛跑,想要躲藏起来。

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People were desperately seeking shelter from the gunfire.

人们拼命地找地方躲避炮火。

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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。

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an air-raid shelter

防空洞

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a night shelter for the homeless

无家可归者夜间收容所

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an animal shelter

动物收容处

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Trees shelter the house from the wind.

树给房子挡住了风。

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helping the poor and sheltering the homeless

帮助贫穷者,庇护无家可归者

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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。

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We sheltered from the rain in a doorway.

我们在一处门廊里避雨。

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The city's bomb shelters were being prepared for possible air raids.

为防御可能发生的空袭,该城市正在建防空洞。

...a bus shelter.

公共汽车候车亭

The number of families seeking shelter rose by 17 percent...

寻求避难的家庭户增加了 17%。

Although horses do not generally mind the cold, shelter from rain and wind is important.

尽管马一般不怕冷,但是一定要有个能遮风挡雨的马棚。

...a shelter for homeless women.

收留无家可归的妇女的收容所

...a man sheltering in a doorway...

藏在门口的一名男子

Twelve Cubans left the embassy after sheltering there for several days.

12 名古巴人在大使馆藏身了几天后离开了。

...a wooden house, sheltered by a low pointed roof.

一所有着低矮的尖顶遮风挡雨的木房子

A neighbor sheltered the boy for seven days.

一个邻居收留了这个男孩在他家藏了 7 天。

...people sheltering illegal immigrants.

为非法移民提供庇护的人们

He tried to shelter his friend from knowing of his father's death, but he was too late.

他企图不让他的朋友知道他的父亲去世的消息, 但为时已晚.

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You can't shelter your brother from blame in the accident.

在这次事故中,你无法庇护你的弟弟免受责备.

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The family had given shelter to an old pedlar.

这家人为一个老年货郎提供住宿.

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They huddled in the shop doorway to shelter from the rain.

他们挤在商店门口躲雨.

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They built a bomb shelter below ground.

他们在地下修建了一个防空洞.

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The policeman eventually had his hands tied up and conducted him to a shelter.

警察最后把他的双手绑了起来并把他带到一个防空洞.

《用法词典》

真题例句

Last year, supporters pushed for Pedals to be moved to a shelter, but New Jersey officials have said they won't allow the bear to be captured and transferred to the facility.

2017年12月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section A

They have forced white storks to search for safer winter shelters.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

Well, I would like to find the parents who could shelter girls from the opposite sex if they live in Oxford.

出自-2013年12月听力原文

Are teenagers in particular, do you think, sheltered too much from contact with the opposite sex?

出自-2013年12月听力原文

They are better sheltered from all the outside temptations

出自-2013年12月听力原文

They may have a home to shelter themselves, but it does not have power supply, a telephone or plumbing.

2017年6月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section C

Because there are more places to take shelter.

2015年高考英语四川卷 阅读理解 阅读D 选项

For example, if you love animals, volunteer at an animal shelter.

2016年高考英语浙江卷(10月) 阅读理解 七选五 原文

Hannah's place is divided into several areas, providing shelter for people when it is so cold that sleeping outdoors can mean death.

2017年高考英语北京卷 完形填空 原文

He followed his tracks and returned to the snow cave, because without shelter, he could die that night.

2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

Instead of promoting the idea of college as a passage from the shelter of the family to autonomy and adult responsibility, universities have given in to the idea that they should provide the same environment as that of the home.

2016年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

One of the very best varieties for eating quality is Orleans Reinette, but you'll need a warm, sheltered place with perfect soil to grow it, so it's a pipe dream for most apple lovers who fall for it.

2016年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

She couldn't understand why some people had to live their lives without shelter or enough food.

2017年高考英语北京卷 完形填空 原文

She encouraged a sense of community社区 by creating shelters and promoting education and services for people in need in 1931, addams became the first American woman to win the nobel peace prize.

2016年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

She told me that some of the children lived with an older lady in a shelter while others slept on the streets.

2016年高考英语上海卷 语法填空 A 原文

The first thing he did was to find shelter form the freezing wind and snow.

2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

There is an emergency shelter in winnipeg called "Hannah's place", something that Hannah is very proud of.

2017年高考英语北京卷 完形填空 原文

A sacred place of peace, however crude it may be, is a distinctly human need, as opposed to shelter, which is a distinctly animal need.

出自-2013年考研翻译原文

Both men emphasized the dirt and exhaustion of war, the fragments of civilization that the soldiers shared with each other and the civilians: coffee, tobacco, whiskey, shelter, sleep.

2012年考研真题(英语二)完形填空 Section Ⅰ

It's not shelter, it's a lifestyle.

2019年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

The drive to discover is deeply rooted in humans, much the same as the basic drives for food or shelter, says Christopher Hsee of the University of Chicago.

2018年考研真题(英语二)完形填空 Section Ⅰ

英英释义

Noun
  • 1. a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger

  • 2. protective covering that provides protection from the weather

  • 3. the condition of being protected;

    "they were huddled together for protection"

    "he enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home"

  • 4. a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings

  • 5. temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons

Verb
  • 1. provide shelter for;

    "After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people"

  • 2. invest (money) so that it is not taxable

同义词辨析

defend, protect, safeguard, guard, shield, shelter, harbour

这些动词均有"保护,保卫"之意。

  • defend: 普通用词,指用武力或其它措施使人或物不受损害,消除危险。用作比喻时,指坚持某种行动、决定或意见。
  • protect: 普通用词,指用某种手段作为防御工具以防危险或伤害。
  • safeguard: 语气强,指采取积极措施预防可能发生的一切攻击或危险。
  • guard: 普通用词,指保持警惕以防可能的攻击或伤害。
  • shield: 语气比protect强,但侧重防止迫在眉睫的攻击或伤害。
  • shelter: 通常指寻找安全地方躲避风雨或使人免遭危害。
  • harbour: 贬义词,指隐匿或非法保护、窝藏。

house, building, dwelling, shelter, habitation, home, residence

这些名词均含有"居住处"之意。

  • house: 中性词,泛指一切供居住的建筑物,尤指适合一家一户居住的房屋。
  • building: 泛指一切建筑物,不限于居住的房子。
  • dwelling: 正式用词,仅指人们居住的任何建筑物。
  • shelter: 可指长期或临时的住处,也指简陋或临时搭建的躲避风雨的场所。
  • habitation: 指长久或固定的住所或居住地。
  • home: 指永久住家时,带有家庭所特有的温暖、情感等气息。
  • residence: 指大而堂皇的寓所或公馆,也指法律上的居住点。

protection, refuge, shelter

这些名词均含"保护,掩蔽,庇护"之意。

  • protection: 普通用词,指任何保护物。
  • refuge: 指避免危险或灾难的安全场所。
  • shelter: 多指暂时性的防护,侧重场所。