🔍 牛津詞典
🔍 朗文詞典 🎯
🔍 劍橋詞典
🔍 柯林斯詞典
🔍 麥美倫詞典
🔍 韋氏詞典

檢索以下詞典：
(Mr. Ng 不推薦使用 Google 翻譯！)
最近搜尋：
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4083 COCA: 2874

shelter

Word family 
Related topics: Building
shel·ter1 /ˈʃeltə $ -ər/ ●●○ W3 noun
1  [uncountableU]TBHOME a place to live, considered as one of the basic needs of life 栖身之地，住處
They are in need of food and shelter.
他們急需食物和住處。
2  [uncountableU]PROTECT protection from danger or from wind, rain, hot sun etc 庇護；掩蔽，遮蔽
shelter of
We reached the shelter of the caves.
我們到了可以躲避的山洞裏。
in/into/under etc the shelter of something
They were standing under the shelter of a huge tree.
他們站在一棵大樹下躲着。
The men took shelter in a bombed-out farmhouse.
那些男人躲在一間被炸毀的農舍裏。
All around me, people were running for shelter.
我周圍的人都在奔跑着尋找地方躲避。
shelter from
An old hut gave shelter from the storm.
一間舊茅舍成了躲避暴風雨的地方。
3  [countableC] a building where people or animals that have nowhere to live or that are in danger can stay and receive help 庇護所；避難所
shelter for
a shelter for battered women
受虐待婦女的庇護所
a homeless shelter (=for people who have no homes)
無家可歸者的收容所
an animal shelter
動物收容所
4  [countableC]TB a building or an area with a roof over it that protects you from the weather or from danger 躲避風雨的地方；避難處
air-raid/bomb/fall-out shelter (=a place to keep people safe from bombs dropped by planes) 防空洞
bus shelter British EnglishBrE (=a small structure with a roof where you wait for a bus) 公共汽車候車亭
→ tax shelter
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: protection from danger or from wind, rain, hot sun etc
verbs
take shelter (=go into a place where you are protected from something)
When it started raining, they took shelter in a cave.
find shelter
He slept wherever he could find shelter.
seek shelter formal (=try to find shelter)
They sought shelter under the trees.
run for shelter
The residents were running for shelter from the bombing.
give/provide shelter
The trees gave shelter from the wind.
Examples from the Corpus
shelter• a shelter for battered women• They are in desperate need of food, clothing and shelter.• a bus shelter• It provides food, shelter and case management for more than 70 families at one time.• a homeless shelter• It is a good, hardy community fish, though a little shy, so provide plenty of shelter.• an air-raid shelter• Tanya remained in Pennsylvania but went to live in a runaway shelter and then in a group home.• Late one night, he stopped at the gates of a Franciscan monastery to seek shelter.• Ash could accumulate on rooftops, causing them to collapse on people seeking shelter in the vicinity of the volcano.• They jointly chose to ignore their employer's orders and statutory safety regulations, by testing detonators without taking shelter.• And what if she were to leave the shelter of the house?• Then the Jesuit volunteers pushed open the shelter doors and the worshipers followed the cross into a misty rain.• We eventually reached the shelter of the caves.
in/into/under etc the shelter of something• Instinctively, he hung back in the shelter of a rock.• Arkhina had moved calmly into the shelter of the high stone wall.• There are just three houses there; three seventeenth-century stone-built farmhouses nestling comfortably in the shelter of a little valley.• A County-model Land-Rover had been backed up against a stack of firewood in the shelter of a thatched carport.• I froze in the shelter of my rock, but the glasses were aimed higher, at the tent.• Along the quay in the shelter of these ancient walls is an old world full of interest.• We ran into the shelter of Murchison Fiord, which is on the west side of Nordaustlandet.• Instinct told her to find somewhere to lie up, so she turned unsteadily into the shelter of the trees.
homeless shelter• They lived in a homeless shelter until a room opened up at the Reiss Hotel.• They never had enough money, so they lived in various hotels, apartments and homeless shelters.• They lived in hotels and homeless shelters.• Everyone knew that would drive up spending on welfare and homeless shelters.• They enjoyed researching everything from homeless shelters to environmental advocacy groups.• Last month, children accounted for 1,412 of the 5,299 people living in homeless shelters in the city.
air-raid/bomb/fall-out shelter• The only thing less suited to the big screen would be a movie set in a bomb shelter.• Abandoned air-raid shelters became improvised and treacherous playgrounds for the children of the blitz.• But we talk about this and we talk about that-remember how we used to talk about air-raid shelters?• Feb. 13 At least 300 civilians killed in allied attack on Baghdad bomb shelter.• They even went down to the basement bomb shelter and shook pillows.• Until church members complete a sewer system, they have been forbidden to use their newly hewn bomb shelters.• New electric lighting was installed in the cellars, soon to become the air-raid shelters.
shelter2 ●○○ verb
1  [transitiveT]PROTECT to provide a place where someone or something is protected, especially from the weather or from danger 爲…提供庇護處〔尤指躲避風雨或危險的地方〕；收容
Collins was arrested for sheltering enemy soldiers.
科林斯因收留敵兵而被逮捕。
shelter somebody/something from somebody/something
Plant herbs next to a wall to shelter them from the wind.
把藥草種在牆邊以避風。
► see thesaurus at protect
2  [intransitiveI]PROTECT to stay in or under a place where you are protected from the weather or from danger 躲避；避難
shelter from
We sat in the shade, sheltering from the sun.
我們坐在背陰處，避免被曬到。
Examples from the Corpus
shelter• But the shimmering white minaret, and the impressive dome, designed to shelter 3,500 worshippers, are deceptive.• He himself and his staff would certainly die as well, and Lobethal would no longer shelter anyone.• Beyond this rose the green hill that sheltered Applegarth.• Federal agents knew the family had been sheltering criminals in their home.• But the final figure may never be known for the flats were notorious for sheltering illegal immigrants.• They risked their own lives sheltering Jews from the Nazis.• Sometimes he would be away for two or three days, spending his nights in a sheltered nook known as the Cave.• Police are appealing to anyone who may be sheltering the wanted man to come forward.• An umbrella sheltered them from the sun.• He had been sheltering under the eaves.
Sheltern trademark
na British charity organization that helps people who are homeless (=do not have a home to live in)
Origin shelter1
(1500-1600) Perhaps from sheltron “group of fighting soldiers protected by shields” ((11-16 centuries)), from Old English scieldtruma, from scield “shield” + truma “group of soldiers”
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4083 COCA: 2874
shelter

noun¹

 1protection from danger/bad weather抵禦危險；抵擋風雨VERB + SHELTER | PREPOSITION | PHRASES VERB + SHELTER➤afford (sb), give (sb), offer (sb), provide (sb with)（向某人）提供保護◇The great trees gave shelter from the wind.這些大樹擋住了風。➤need需要保護▸➤find, run for, seek, take找到庇護；尋求庇護；得到保護▸➤refuse sb拒絕庇護某人◇The nuns won't refuse you shelter.這些修女不會拒絕保護你的。➤leave離開庇護處◇We had to leave the shelter of the trees.我們不得不離開樹林，失去了掩護。PREPOSITION➤in the shelter of, under the shelter of在⋯的庇護下◇She was standing in the shelter of the doorway.她正躲在門口。➤shelter from遮蔽⋯之處◇They tried to seek shelter from the rain.他們想找個地方避雨。PHRASES➤shelter for the night過夜的地方
shelter

noun²

 2small building that gives protection提供保護的小型建築物ADJECTIVE | VERB + SHELTER | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤makeshift, temporary臨時避難所▸➤stone, underground, wooden石屋；地下掩體；木屋▸➤air-raid, bomb, bus, emergency, fallout防空洞；公共汽車候車亭；緊急避難所；放射性墜塵掩蔽所➤animal動物收養所➤homeless無家可歸者收留所◇She works as a volunteer at a homeless shelter.她在無家可歸者的收留所裏做義工。➤tax (figurative) 避稅手段◇These tax shelters allow people to invest in shares without paying tax.這些避稅手段使人們可以投資股票而不繳稅。VERB + SHELTER➤build, construct, erect, make, put up搭建庇護處◇The earthquake victims were forced to build temporary shelters.地震災民被迫搭建臨時避難所。PREPOSITION➤in a/the shelter在避難所裏◇You'll be safer in the shelter.在避難所裏會安全些。➤shelter for⋯的庇護所◇a shelter for cattle牛棚
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4083 COCA: 2874
shelter noun
⇨ shelter (shelter for the night) ⇨ hut (an air-raid shelter) ⇨ refuge (a shelter for the homeless)shelter verb
⇨ protect shelter

noun

shelter ♦︎ asylum ♦︎ safety ♦︎ cover ♦︎ refuge ♦︎ sanctuaryThese words all mean a place where sb/sth can find protection from sb/sth. 這些詞均表示庇護所、避難處。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆shelter / asylum / refuge / sanctuary from sth◆temporary shelter / asylum / refuge / sanctuary◆to seek / find shelter / asylum / refuge / sanctuary◆to take cover / refuge / sanctuary◆to run for shelter / cover◆a place of safety / refuge / sanctuary■ shelter [uncountable] the fact of having a place to live or stay, considered as a basic human need; protection from the weather, danger or attack 住處；居所；遮蔽，庇護，避難（如躲避風雨、危險或攻擊）◆They were anxious to find shelter for the night.他們急於找個地方過夜。◆He took shelter from the rain under a bridge.他躲在橋下避雨。◆The fox ran for the shelter of the trees.那只狐狸朝樹叢跑，想要躲藏起來。  see also shelter ⇨ hut noun , shelter ⇨ refuge noun , shelter ⇨ protect verb ■ asylum əˈsaɪləm [uncountable] protection that a government gives to people who have left their own country, usually because they were in danger for political reasons （政治）庇護，避難◆She was granted political asylum by Canada in 2003.她於2003年在加拿大獲得政治庇護權。  see also asylum seeker ⇨ refugee ■ safety [uncountable] a place where you are not in danger 安全處所◆I managed to swim to safety.我設法遊到了安全處。◆We watched the lions from the safety of the car.我們坐在汽車裏看獅子，很安全。  see also safe ⇨ safe 1 ■ cover [uncountable] a place that provides shelter from bad weather or protection from an attack 躲避處；避難所；庇護所◆After the explosion the street was full of people running for cover.爆炸發生後，滿街的人都在奔跑躲避。■ refuge ˈrefjuːdʒ [uncountable] shelter or protection from danger, trouble or problems 庇護；避難◆A further 300 people have taken refuge in the embassy.又有300人來到大使館避難。◆As the situation at home got worse she increasingly took refuge in her work.随着家庭情況變得更糟，她越來越多地在工作中尋求慰藉。  see also refuge ⇨ refuge , refugee ⇨ refugee ■ sanctuary ˈsæŋktʃuəri; NAmE ˈsæŋktʃueri [uncountable] (formal) safety and protection, especially for people who are being chased or attacked 庇護，保護（尤指躲避追捕或攻擊）◆During the uprising the royal family took sanctuary in an abbey.暴動期間王室成員躲在一個修道院裏避難。  see also sanctuary ⇨ refuge
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4083 COCA: 2874

👨🏻‍🏫 Mr. Ng 朗文詞典 📚 – longman.mister5️⃣.net
切换为简体中文
Site Uptime