shelters

英 [ˈʃeltəz]

美 [ˈʃeltərz]

n.  居所; 住处; 遮蔽，庇护，避难(避雨、躲避危险或攻击); (尤指用以躲避风雨或攻击的)遮蔽物，庇护处，避难处
v.  保护; 掩蔽; 躲避(风雨或危险)
shelter的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (躲避恶劣天气或危险的)遮蔽物，庇护处，掩体
  Ashelteris a small building or covered place which is made to protect people from bad weather or danger.
  1. The city's bomb shelters were being prepared for possible air raids.
     为防御可能发生的空袭，该城市正在建防空洞。
  2. ...a bus shelter.
     公共汽车候车亭
• N-UNCOUNT (尤指躲避恶劣天气或危险的)遮蔽，庇护，掩蔽
  If a place providesshelter, it provides you with a place to stay or live, especially when you need protection from bad weather or danger.
  1. The number of families seeking shelter rose by 17 percent...
     寻求避难的家庭户增加了 17％。
  2. Although horses do not generally mind the cold, shelter from rain and wind is important.
     尽管马一般不怕冷，但是一定要有个能遮风挡雨的马棚。
  3. ...the hut where they were given food and shelter.
     给他们提供食物和庇护的小屋
• N-COUNT 收容所;庇护所
  Ashelteris a building where homeless people can sleep and get food.
  1. ...a shelter for homeless women.
     收留无家可归的妇女的收容所
• VERB 躲避;避难
  If youshelterin a place, you stay there and are protected from bad weather or danger.
  1. ...a man sheltering in a doorway...
     藏在门口的一名男子
  2. Twelve Cubans left the embassy after sheltering there for several days.
     12 名古巴人在大使馆藏身了几天后离开了。
• VERB 遮蔽;遮挡
  If a place or thingis shelteredby something, it is protected by that thing from wind and rain.
  1. ...a wooden house, sheltered by a low pointed roof.
     一所有着低矮的尖顶遮风挡雨的木房子
• VERB 为(受到警察或其他人追捕的人)提供避难所;窝藏;庇护
  If yousheltersomeone, usually someone who is being hunted by police or other people, you provide them with a place to stay or live.
  1. A neighbor sheltered the boy for seven days.
     一个邻居收留了这个男孩在他家藏了 7 天。
  2. ...people sheltering illegal immigrants.
     为非法移民提供庇护的人们
• See also:sheltered

双语例句

• It has raised money for playgrounds and shelters for homeless children.
  它提出了为无家可归的儿童游乐场和庇护所的钱。
• His family set up a new home amidst the tents and shelters that accommodate thousands of other Somali refugees in the area.
  亚丁的家人在该地区的帐篷和庇护所中建立了一个新家。那里还住着数千名索马里难民。
• The town has shelters and food handouts for vagrants.
  这个镇为流浪者提供住处和食物。
• They need winterized temporary shelters and blankets.
  他们需要能御寒的临时住所和毛毯。
• They built shelters, made clothing, food, and their own tools.
  他们建造掩蔽处，制造衣服，食物和自己的工具。
• Evacuate immediately to one of the shelters up north.
  直接疏散到北上的避难所之一。
• Second Harvest has also received more requests from around the country to dispatch food to shelters and other charities.
  二次收获也收到了日本国内其它避难所或慈善机构的请求，希望能将食物分发给他们一部分。
• She says they live with family or friends or set up makeshift shelters.
  沙夫说，这些人跟家人或者朋友一起住，或者搭建简陋的临时住所。
• Install all weather protection devices such as tents and shelters over the work areas, to maintain installation schedule.
  在工作区域安装所有气象保护装置，比如帐和遮蔽物，从而保证安装进度。
• Workers built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.
  救援人员为那些家园被毁的幸存者盖起了避难所。