| [/ˈʃeltə(r); ˋʃɛltɚ/] n 用法:
1 [U] ~ (from sth) condition of being protected, kept safe, etc, eg from rain, danger, attack; refuge 遮蔽, 庇护（如避雨、 脱险、 免受攻击等）:
seek/take shelter from the rain, eg under a tree 避雨（如在树下） *
get under shelter, eg when bombs are dropping during an air-raid 隐蔽起来（如在空袭时） *
They found shelter from the storm in a barn. 他们在谷仓里躲避暴风雨. *
The high fence gives/affords (us) some shelter from the wind. 这道高栅栏（给我们）挡住了风. 用法:
2 [C] (often in compounds 常用以构成复合词) (a) structure built to give protection, esp from rain, wind or attack 遮蔽物, 庇护物（尤指避雨、 避风或免受攻击者）:
a `bus shelter, ie one in which people wait for buses 公共汽车站的候车亭 *
an `air-raid shelter 防空掩蔽所.
(b) building providing refuge, esp for homeless people 收容所（尤指为无家可归的人提供的）. shelter 2
v 用法:
1 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb/sth (from sb/sth) give shelter to sb/sth; protect sb/sth 给某人[某物]提供庇护处; 保护某人[某事物]:
trees that shelter a house from the wind 给房子挡风的树 *
shelter (ie hide, protect) an escaped prisoner 窝藏逃犯 *
The wall sheltered the soldiers from gunfire. 这堵墙挡住了攻击士兵的炮火. *
He is trying to shelter his boss from criticism. 他极力为老板顶住外界的批评. *
Is our country's industry sheltered from foreign competition? 我国的工业在与外国竞争时是否有足够保障? 用法:
2 [I, Ipr] ~ (from sth) find a place that gives shelter; take shelter 躲避; 避难:
shelter under the trees 躲在树下 *
shelter from the rain 避雨. sheltered adj 用法:
1 (of a place) not exposed to wind, rain, etc （指地方）可避风、 雨等的:
find a sheltered spot for a picnic 找个有遮蔽的地方野餐. 用法:
2 kept away from or not exposed to unhappiness or harmful influences 与不幸的或有害的事物隔绝的; 不受坏事影响的:
a sheltered childhood 未受到坏事物影响的童年时代 *
He has led a sheltered life in the countryside. 他在乡村生活, 避免了很多烦恼. |