shelter
🇺🇸
/ˈʃeltər/
🇬🇧
/ˈʃeltə(r)/
noun
B2
A place where someone or something is protected from weather or danger.
After the storm, we found shelter under a big tree.
暴风雨过后，我们在一棵大树下找到了避难所。
B2
A place that gives safety from harm or a threat.
The family took shelter in the basement during the tornado.
龙卷风期间，这家人在地下室避难。
B2
A structure that provides protection from weather or attack.
The hikers built a shelter from branches and leaves.
徒步旅行者用树枝和树叶建造了一个避难所。
R
A building for people or animals needing a place to stay or safety.
The animal shelter took in many abandoned pets after the storm.
风暴过后，动物收容所收养了许多被遗弃的宠物。
verb
B2
To provide or find a safe place for someone or something.
The library sheltered us from the heavy rain.
图书馆为我们遮挡了大雨。
B2
To stay in a place that keeps you safe from weather or danger.
We sheltered in a nearby cave during the storm.
我们在风暴期间躲在附近的洞穴里。
translation
庇护所, 安全场所, 防护结构, 收容所
提供庇护, 躲避
词形变化
3rd Present
shelters
Past
sheltered
Perfect
sheltered
Progressive
sheltering
Plural
shelters