shelter

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。

1. N-COUNT (躲避恶劣天气或危险的)遮蔽物，庇护处，掩体
   A shelter is a small building or covered place which is made to protect people from bad weather or danger.
   1. 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。
   2. ...a bus shelter.
      公共汽车候车亭
2. N-UNCOUNT (尤指躲避恶劣天气或危险的)遮蔽，庇护，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.
   1. The number of families seeking shelter rose by 17 percent...
      寻求避难的家庭户增加了 17％。
   2. 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。
   3. ...the hut where they were given food and shelter.
      给他们提供食物和庇护的小屋
3. N-COUNT 收容所;庇护所
   A shelter is a building where homeless people can sleep and get food.
   1. ...a shelter for homeless women.
      收留无家可归的妇女的收容所
4. VERB 躲避;避难
   If you shelter in a place, you stay there and are protected from bad weather or danger.
   1. ...a man sheltering in a doorway...
      藏在门口的一名男子
   2. 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。
5. VERB 遮蔽;遮挡
   If a place or thing is sheltered by something, it is protected by that thing from wind and rain.
   1. ...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
6. VERB 为(受到警察或其他人追捕的人)提供避难所;窝藏;庇护
   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.
   1. 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。
   2. ...people sheltering illegal immigrants.
      为非法移民提供庇护的人们
7. See also: sheltered

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。

  shelter asylum cover haven refuge【导航词义：避难所】

  shelter n. 避难所，庇护所

〔辨析〕通常指临时用来躲避自然界风雨、人为灾难或为某人提供帮助的场所。

  asylum n. （政治）避难

〔辨析〕指他国政府提供的政治庇护。

  cover n. 躲避处，掩蔽处

〔辨析〕指用来躲避袭击、恶劣天气等的场所。

  haven n. 避难所，安全地

〔辨析〕指人、动物能够安全而平静地生活的地方。

  refuge n. 避难处，庇护所

〔辨析〕指躲避危险、自然灾害等的地方。

  harbour house lodge shelter【导航词义：提供庇护处】

  harbour v. 窝藏，包庇

〔辨析〕指为罪犯提供藏身之处。

  house v. 给…房子住

〔辨析〕指为…提供住房或遮风避雨之处。

  lodge v. 为…提供临时住所，安置

〔辨析〕指在短时间内安置某人，多为战俘、难民等。

  shelter v. 为…提供庇护处

〔辨析〕尤指提供躲避风雨或危险的地方。

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
   1. they were huddled together for protection
   2. 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
   1. After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people