sheltered

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shel·tered /ˈʃeltəd $ -ərd/ adjectiveadj

1 a sheltered life/childhood/upbringing etc PROTECTa life etc in which someone has been too protected by their parents from difficult or unpleasant experiences 备受呵护的生活/童年/养育等

I had led a sheltered life and had never met prejudice before.

我一直过着备受呵护的生活，以前从未遭遇过什么偏见。

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a sheltered life/childhood/upbringing etc• Listen honey, d' you think I lead a sheltered life?• I lead a sheltered life out in the branch.• We led a sheltered life out there in the suburbs.• What a sheltered life she leads, in her self-built lavender ghetto.

2 PROTECTa place that is sheltered is protected from extreme weather conditions 〔地方〕受掩护的，免遭恶劣天气影响的

a sheltered valley

有天然屏障的山谷

3 sheltered accommodation/housing British EnglishBrESSMH a place for people to live who cannot look after themselves properly and where help is provided if they need it 收容所；救济院

sheltered accommodation for the elderly

老年人收容所

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sheltered accommodation/housing• The issue is to decide the extent to which sufferers may be supported and maintained in sheltered housing.• A regional study of difficult-to-let sheltered accommodation for older people Falshaw, Richard.• For example, little sheltered housing has been constructed for the old and disabled.• The sheltered housing is close to local amenities to allow residents easy access to shops and other facilities.• Apartments opened A £725,000 sheltered housing scheme for the elderly was officially opened in Irvinestown today.• Shortly after buying it, Denega was refused listed building consent to demolish the chapel and develop 21 sheltered accommodation units.• With it went planning consent for the sheltered accommodation units.• We have sheltered accommodation, with understanding professional staff, for blind men and women who are unable to look after themselves.

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sheltered• Housing associations as well as local authorities are involved in the provision of sheltered accommodation.• That night we slid into Tomb Bay, where Lycian rock tombs glare over a sheltered bight and cicadas yell from oleanders.• Increased competition and easier industrial collaboration in a less sheltered defence market will not save jobs.• The girls give the impression of children of a particularly sheltered family.• We could have built many schools, sheltered housing schemes and sports centres with those millions of pounds.• What a sheltered life she leads, in her self-built lavender ghetto.• Let's find a nice sheltered spot for a picnic.• We sighted a fishing boat in the distance, a sure sign of more sheltered water.

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