shelter

shelter
noun
  1. a place giving temporary protection from bad weather or danger
    遮盖物；躲避处；避难所
    ■a place providing food and accommodation for the homeless
    （无家可归者的）收容所
    ■an animal sanctuary
    动物栖息处
  2. [mass noun]a shielded or safe condition; protection
    躲藏；躲避；避难；保护；庇护
    he hung back in the shelter of a rock.
    他缩身躲在岩石后面。
    you're welcome to take shelter from the storm.
    欢迎来这里躲避暴风雨。
verb
  1. [with obj.]protect or shield from something harmful, especially bad weather
    保护；掩避（尤指免受恶劣天气等灾害）
    the hut sheltered him from the cold wind.
    小屋使他免受寒风侵袭。
    [asadj.sheltered]the plants need a shady, sheltered spot in the garden.
    这些植物需要放在花园中遮阳避风雨的地方。
    ■[noobj., with adverbial of place]find refuge or take cover from bad weather or danger
    避开（恶劣天气，危险）
    people were sheltering under store canopies and trees.
    人们躲在商店顶篷下和树下。
    ■prevent (someone) from having to do or face something difficult or unpleasant
    使（某人）免遭（困难，讨厌的事）
    [asadj. sheltered]I was a mathematics don at Cambridge living a rather sheltered life.
    我当时是剑桥大学数学导师，过着相当安宁的生活。
    ■protect (income) from taxation
    使免交税
    only your rental income can be sheltered.
    只有你的租金收入可以免交税。
派生
shelterer
noun
shelterless
adjective
语源
  1. late 16th cent.: perhaps an alteration of obsoletesheltron'phalanx', from Old English scieldtruma, literally 'shield troop'
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