shelter
常考释义
1.[u]居所;住处the fact of having a place to live or stay, considered as a basic human need
Human beings need food, clothing and shelter.人类有衣、食、住的需求。
2.[u]~ (from sth)遮蔽,庇护,避难(避雨、躲避危险或攻击)protection from rain, danger or attack
to take shelter from the storm躲避暴风雨
The fox was running for the shelter of the trees.狐狸朝树丛跑,想要躲藏起来。
People were desperately seeking shelter from the gunfire.人们拼命地找地方躲避炮火。
3.[c](尤指用以躲避风雨或攻击的)遮蔽物,庇护处,避难处a structure built to give protection, especially from the weather or from attack
They built a rough shelter from old pieces of wood.他们用旧木条搭了一个简陋的窝棚。
an air-raid shelter防空洞
4.[c](无家可归者或受虐待者的)收容所,庇护所a building, usually owned by a charity, that provides a place to stay for people without a home, or protection for people or animals who have been badly treated
a night shelter for the homeless无家可归者夜间收容所
an animal shelter动物收容处
1.[t]保护;掩蔽to give sb/sth a place where they are protected from the weather or from danger; to protect sb/sth
Trees shelter the house from the wind.树给房子挡住了风。
helping the poor and sheltering the homeless帮助贫穷者,庇护无家可归者
Perhaps I sheltered my daughter too much(= protected her too much from unpleasant or difficult experiences) .也许我对女儿保护过度了。
2.[i]~ (from sth)躲避(风雨或危险)to stay in a place that protects you from the weather or from danger
We sheltered from the rain in a doorway.我们在一处门廊里避雨。
In case of an air attack, low down and creep quickly to the nearest bomb shelter.
万一遇到空袭,应该迅速趴下并匍匐至最近的防空洞。
He said camps were being set up to shelter people and blankets, food and water were being sent along with mobile kitchens.
他说,住人和存放毯子的营地设立起来了,食品和水连同移动厨房正被运送过来。
For an instant, for two or three perhaps, this bit of wall was a shelter, but how was he to escape from this massacre?
目前,可能在两三分钟以内,这堵墙还是一个掩体,但怎么能逃出这个屠杀场呢?
What a glorious, all-satisfying country this Nevada desert would be, if one were only all eyes, and had no need of food, drink, and shelter!
如果这儿的人只用眼睛看而不需要吃喝和住宿,那内华达将会是个多么完美的地方啊。
Use a doorway for shelter only if it is in close proximity to you and if you know it is a strongly supported, load bearing doorway.
在您接近大门,或知道大门非常坚固,承重能力良好的情况下,可以躲在门口处。
I do not know where the climate how, can often blows gale heavy rain, whether for shelter from the rain with you.
不知那里的气候如何,可否时常刮烈风降大雨,身边是否有为你遮风挡雨人。
It was like being in one of those post-apocalyptic science-fiction films where vagrants wander the wasteland looking for food and shelter.
那感觉就仿佛身处某部末世浩劫科幻电影中:流浪汉们在荒原上游荡,寻找着食物和庇护所。
So I walked across the moor, until I found a dry place to sleep, in the shelter of a small hill.
于是我走过沼泽地,直到在小山脚下的避风处找到一块可以睡觉的干地方。
It was also serving as a Red Cross shelter for those left homeless just a few miles away.
它也作为红十字会为这些只有几英里远的无家可归的人提供住房。
With the sky darkening and a wind rising, everybody felt a thunder storm was in the air, and started to run for shelter.
天黑下来了,风也起了,人人都感到暴风雨将临,四处奔跑,寻找避雨的地方。
He said the authorities were trying to find shelter for the passengers at nearby schools, conference halls and other public facilities.
他说官方正在努力在附近的学校、会议大厅和其他公共设施中给旅客寻找容身之处。
It is prohibited to organize, force, induce, shelter or introduce a woman to engage in prostitution or to act indecently against women.
禁止组织、强迫、引诱、容留、介绍妇女卖淫或者对妇女进行猥亵活动。
The twelve or so teenagers who live at the shelter attend parenting classes four days a week. The class is called Mommy and Me.
住在收容所的12岁到19岁的少女妈妈会参加一周4天的父母课堂.这个课程叫做妈妈和我。
A shelter must be large enough to protect you. It must also be small enough to contain your body heat, especially in cold climates.
隐蔽处必须具有足以容纳您的空间,但也必须小得足以维持身体的热能,尤其在寒冷的气候中,更须如此。
At the end of the sixth week, the parents leave the nest and head toward the shelter with the six offspring walking between them.
到第六周结束时,两只大雁离开了它们的窝,同6个走在它们之间的孩子向窝棚走去。
Those ambassadors must, prior to any other form of consumption, purchase food, clothing, shelter, healthcare, and other such necessities.
在进行其他消费之前,这些大使肯定会购买食品、衣物、住房、医疗和其他这类必需品。
The only shelter he could find was the hollow trunk of a great tree.
他所能找到的唯一的栖身之处是空心的大树树干。
When using a cooler, keep it out of the direct sun by placing it in the shade or shelter.
在使用冷冻箱时,应放置在树阴或阴凉处以避免直射阳光。
Just a little water, food and shelter can turn your garden into a vital haven for birds in the freezing winter months.
只要给一些水、食物和栖息处,你的花园将成为鸟类生死攸关的避风港。
Living on an island, he has been trying to find a suitable shelter, run on shore for a whole day, in a rock to find a shelter.
流落孤岛,他为了找到合适的住所,在岸上跑了一整天,在一个山岩下找到了一个栖身之所。
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