shelter

n.居所；避难所；（无家可归者或受虐待者的）收容所；遮蔽

vt.掩蔽；庇护；保护

vi.躲避；避难

noun

1. 居所；住处
   the fact of having a place to live or stay, considered as a basic human need
   1. Human beings need food, clothing and shelter.
      人类有衣、食、住的需求。
2. 遮蔽，庇护，避难（避雨、躲避危险或攻击）
   protection from rain, danger or attack
   1. to take shelter from the storm
      躲避暴风雨
   2. The fox was running for the shelter of the trees.
      狐狸朝树丛跑，想要躲藏起来。
   3. People were desperately seeking shelter from the gunfire.
      人们拼命地找地方躲避炮火。
3. （尤指用以躲避风雨或攻击的）遮蔽物，庇护处，避难处
   a structure built to give protection, especially from the weather or from attack
   1. 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。
   2. an air-raid shelter
      防空洞
4. （无家可归者或受虐待者的）收容所，庇护所
   a building, usually owned by a charity, that provides a place to stay for people without a home, or protection for people or animals who have been badly treated
   1. a night shelter for the homeless
      无家可归者夜间收容所
   2. an animal shelter
      动物收容处

verb

1. 保护；掩蔽
   to give sb/sth a place where they are protected from the weather or from danger; to protect sb/sth
   1. Trees shelter the house from the wind.
      树给房子挡住了风。
   2. helping the poor and sheltering the homeless
      帮助贫穷者，庇护无家可归者
   3. 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。
2. 躲避（风雨或危险）
   to stay in a place that protects you from the weather or from danger
   1. We sheltered from the rain in a doorway.
      我们在一处门廊里避雨。

名词复数形式:shelters 现在分词:sheltering 过去分词:sheltered 过去式:sheltered 第三人称单数:shelters

shelter 遮蔽，庇护，庇护所，避难所

可能改写自 sheld,盾，来自 shield 的旧拼写形式，-er,表物。引申词义保护，遮蔽，庇护等。

1. There aren't enough tents to shelter them all.
   没有足够的帐篷供他们容身。
2. The shelter is built by lashing poles together to form a small dome
   把杆子扎成一个穹顶小棚就成了遮蔽所。
3. Migrant birds shelter in the reeds.
   候鸟在芦苇丛中筑巢。
4. Many are sleeping in the open because they have no shelter.
   很多人因为没有栖身之所，只好露宿在外。
5. Refugees also complain that soldiers steal food and personal property from them and demand bribes in exchange for food or shelter
   难民们同时抱怨说士兵偷他们的食品和私人财物，而且借提供食物和住处之机向他们索贿。
6. They took refuge in a bomb shelter
   他们在防空洞中避难。
7. Relief agencies are stepping up efforts to provide food, shelter and agricultural equipment.
   救济机构正加大力度提供食物、住所和农用器械。
8. When it rained I rigged up a partial shelter with a tarpaulin
   下雨的时候，我用油布草草搭了一个能简单避雨的棚子。
9. A little way below the ridge was an outcrop of rock that made a rough shelter.
   山脊下方不远处有一块露出地面的岩石，大致形成了一个掩蔽处。
10. 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。
11. The number of families seeking shelter rose by 17 percent
    寻求避难的家庭户增加了17%。
12. 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。
13. 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。
14. 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。
15. The door enables us to shut the birds in the shelter in bad weather.
    有了这扇门，天气不好时我们就可以将鸟关进鸟屋。
16. They have dragged themselves thither for shelter.
    他们费力地挪动到那边躲避。
17. No shelter was available for miles around in this treeless landscape.
    在这个光秃秃没有树木的地方，周围数英里内都没有掩蔽处。
18. The New England Shelter in Boston will serve Christmas dinner for 200 vets
    波士顿的新英格兰收容所将为200名老兵提供圣诞晚餐。
19. He afforded a temporary shelter for the needy.
    他为穷人提供暂时的安身之处。
20. Oh, it's going to pour with rain. Let's run for shelter.
    噢，天要下大雨了。我们快躲雨去。
21. There was a general scuttle for shelter when the rain began to fall heavily.
    下大雨了，人们都飞跑着寻找躲雨的地方。
22. I need some to help in cleaning out the animal shelter.
    我需要有人帮助我把牲畜棚打扫一下。
23. We were safe from attack in the underground shelter.
    我们在地下掩蔽所里没有遭到攻击的危险。
24. Our chief concern has been food, clothing and shelter for everyone.
    我们主要关心的是人人都有饭吃，人人都有衣服穿，人人都有房子住。
25. The storm broke before they reached shelter.
    在他们到达避风处前风暴已经开始了。
26. As the storm approached, the birds were seeking shelter.
    暴风雨要来了，鸟儿纷纷躲藏起来。
27. You simply can't take shelter in a place like this.
    这鬼地方简直无法容身。
28. The Ship-wrecked sailors were able to fit a rough shelter together from building materials that they found on the island.
    这些遇难的水手在岛上找到一些建筑材料搭了一个简陋的房子。
29. The cottage had been built in the shelter of trees.
    房子建在树林里隐蔽的地方。
30. Many animals die because we take away their shelter and food.
    许多动物死去了，因为我们夺走了它们的庇护所和食物。