| 词汇 | shelter |
| 释义 | shelter noun[ C or U ] uk /ˈʃel.tər/ us /ˈʃel.t̬ɚ/ B2 (a building designed to give) protection from bad weather, danger, or attack: 掩蔽（处）;遮蔽（处） an air-raid shelter防空洞 They opened a shelter to provide temporary housing for the city's homeless.他们开设了一个收容所，为该市的无家可归者提供临时的住宿。 give/provide shelter fromThe trees gave/provided some shelter from the rain.这些树遮了一些雨。 find/take shelter B2 to protect yourself from bad weather, danger, or attack: 躲避 find/take shelter inWe took shelter for the night in an abandoned house.我们在一所废弃的房子里避了一夜。 There was no shelter from the merciless heat. The bomb shelter has concrete walls that are three metres thick.防空洞有厚达3米的混凝土墙。 Spare a thought for all those without shelter on a cold night like this. An upturned boat on the beach provided shelter.沙滩上一只底朝天的船成了藏身之处。 When the air raid siren went off people ran to their shelters.空袭警报响起时，人们纷纷跑向掩蔽所。 Safe & enclosed spaces awning bolthole booth bunker bus shelter carrel childproof childproofing cocoon foxhole haven hideaway hideout hidey-hole recess refuge retreat safe haven safe house sanctuary shelter verb uk /ˈʃel.tər/ us /ˈʃel.t̬ɚ/ shelterverb (PROTECT)C2[ I or T ] to protect yourself, or another person or thing, from bad weather, danger, or attack: 躲避；保护；遮蔽 We were caught in a thunderstorm, without anywhere to shelter.我们遇上了雷暴雨，没有避雨的地方。 shelter fromA group of us were sheltering from the rain under the trees.我们一群人在树下避雨。 to accommodate someone accommodateThere aren’t enough rooms to accommodate all the students. give accommodation toThe university gives free accommodation to nursing students. provide accommodation toWe only provide accommodation to first-year students. lodgeStudents will be lodged with host families. houseThe base can house up to 2,000 soldiers. put someone upI can put you up for a couple of nights. [ T ] to give someone a secret hiding place so that they will not be caught by the army, police, etc.: 为…提供避难的地方 shelter someone from somethingLocal people risked their own lives to shelter resistance fighters from the army.当地的人们冒着生命危险，为抵抗组织的战士提供避难所，使其免遭军队逮捕。 shelter in place US to remain in the building that you are in during an emergency such as an extreme weather event or a shooting: In most chemical emergencies people are instructed to shelter in place, closing windows and turning off air conditioners to keep out toxic fumes. US to stay at home and only leave when you have to, for example to buy food, especially during an epidemic(= the appearance of a disease in a large number of people at the same time): Millions of Californians were told to shelter in place to stop the spread of coronavirus. Defending and protecting air defence anti-bug anti-mosquito baby bandobast cocoon defensive duck duck and coveridiom embedded featherbedding fight back hedge insulate poisonous security camera security light self-protective self-protectiveness sheltered shelterverb (AVOID TAX)[ T ]US If you shelter income, you legally avoid paying taxes on it: 合法避税 Their accountant suggested some novel ways of sheltering their retirement income.他们的会计师提出了一些新方法，可帮他们合法规避退休收入税。 Taxation amortizable anti-dumping anti-progressive anti-tax at sourcephrase filer financial year fiscal drag fiscal year flat tax rebate regressive regressively road tax sales tax taxpayer the taxman tithe top rate unprogressive shelter | American Dictionaryshelter noun[ C/U ] us/ˈʃel·tər/ something that gives protection, such as a building or tent, or the protection provided: [ C ]We took the stray dog to an animal shelter. [ U ]The wall gave us some shelter from the wind. [ U ]The program offers shelter to runaway teens. shelter verb[ I/T ] us/ˈʃel·tər/ to protect yourself, or another person or thing, from bad weather, danger, or attack: [ T ]The city feeds, clothes, and shelters the orphans. [ I ]We were caught in a thunderstorm and sheltered in a cave. shelter | Business Englishshelter verb[ T ] TAXuk /ˈʃeltər/us US if you shelter income, you find a legal way to avoid paying tax on it: shelter savings/assets shelter sth from sb/sthThe company needs to act now to shelter its assets from the taxman. shelter noun[ C or U ] TAXuk /ˈʃeltər/us a way to legally avoid paying tax: shelter from sthThese investments continue to offer shelter from capital gains tax. See alsotax shelter Examples of sheltershelter It provided a windbreak for crops, and shelter for animals, as well as protecting against the cattle of others. Doing so may have removed a real increase in such events as participants aged into more responsible roles and less familial sheltering from stress. Anti-predator defence mechanisms may have evolved during the process that enabled these tadpole species to occupy large permanent streams, which often shelter predatory fishes. In his prime a man is legally responsible for providing his minor children with food, shelter, and clothing. Basic needs are requirements for physical survival as a biological human being, like water, food, shelter and safety. During those years, military hierarchy remained strong, as it was consciously sheltered from government. First, houses in non-modern societies are more than physical structures for shelter. Many of those who remained sought permanent shelter in the air raid bunkers. Older people do not want to be made to move to a poky sheltered housing unit with neighbours they did not choose. This level of protection or shelter under diplomatic immunity did not exist for the majority of the individuals escaping from repression. He wrote therefore that he "never knew the shelter of a roof between four or five o'clock in the morning till seven in the evening". The cylinders were kept outside, beneath a shelter. Once the initial practical difficulties had been ironed out, there were decent facilities for medical care, education, and religion as well as food and shelter. Elements such as roofs, gables and windows are likely to be dictated by the structure's primary function - providing shelter and light to the building's occupants. This procedure was performed in the shelters, respecting currently accepted animal welfare rules. See all examples of shelter These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withsheltershelterThese are words often used in combination with shelter. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. adequate shelter Tens of thousands remain without adequateshelter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 evacuation shelter More than 50 families involved in the storm-induced destruction were relocated to evacuation shelters. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. overnight shelter The proposed camp is not a barracks, but would merely provide overnight shelter for up to 100 troops using the ranges. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with shelter |
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