单词详解

1.  n.

     A. [C] 遮盖物，躲避处，避难所 [(+from)]  (a structure that provides privacy and protection

         from danger)

         The umbrella is a poor shelter from heavy rain. 雨伞不太遮挡得住大雨。

    B. 掩蔽，遮蔽，庇护，保护，避难 [U] [(+from)] (the condition of being protected)

Their immediate need is for food, clothing and shelter.

他们所急需的是吃的、穿的和住的。

After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people. 地震之后，政府不能一下为成千上万的人提供庇护。

2. vt.

（使）掩蔽，遮蔽，庇护，保护 [(+from)] (provide shelter for)

The big tree sheltered us from the rain. 这棵大树遮挡着，使我们免遭雨淋。

    The darkness of the night sheltered their activities. 黑夜掩护了他们的行动。

3. vi.

躲避，避难 [Q] [(+from)] to stay in a place that protects you from the weather or from danger

They sheltered from the sun under a tree. 他们在大树下躲避阳光的照射。

相关词组

1. shelter from  保护某人不受打击

These plants must be sheltered from direct sunlight. 这种植物必须遮起来，免受阳光直射。

2. take shelter  寻求庇护；避难

In the storm I took shelter under the tree. 暴风雨时，我正在树下躲避。

3. temporary shelter  临时避难所；临时收容中心；临时安置所；临时庇护站

    The homeless lived in the temporary shelters after the earthquake.

地震之后无家可归的人们住在临时避难所。

4. shelter forest  防护林

    Thanks to the shelter forest, our earth didn’t wash away by the flood.

    多亏了防护林，我们的土地没有被洪水冲走。

相关单词

 复数：shelters

过去式：sheltered

过去分词：sheltered

现在分词：sheltering

第三人称单数：shelters