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shelter
4 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural shelters
plural shelters
Learner's definition of SHELTER
1
a [count] : a structure that covers or protects people or things遮蔽物；庇护所；避难处
- a bomb/fallout shelter防空洞；防放射性微粒掩蔽部
- We made a shelter from branches.我们用树枝搭了个棚子。
b [count] : a place that provides food and protection for people or animals that need assistance（人或动物）收容所
- a shelter for battered women受虐妇女收容所
- an animal shelter动物收容所
- homeless shelters无家可归者收容所
c [noncount] : a place to live住处
- The organization provides food and shelter for homeless people.这家机构为无家可归者提供食宿。
2
[noncount] : the state of being covered and protected from danger, bad weather, etc.庇护；遮蔽；避难
- The crowd ran for shelter when the rain started.下雨了，人们都跑去找避雨的地方。
- They sought shelter from the storm.他们寻找躲避暴风雨的地方。
- They found/took shelter in a cave during the storm. [=they went into a cave to get out of the storm]他们在山洞里躲避暴风雨。
— see also tax shelter
2 shelter /ˈʃɛltɚ/ verb
shelters; sheltered; sheltering
2 shelter
/ˈʃɛltɚ/
verb
shelters; sheltered; sheltering
Learner's definition of SHELTER
1
[+ object] : to protect (someone) from danger, bad weather, etc. : to provide shelter for (someone)提供庇护；提供保护 — often + from — often used figuratively常用作比喻
- A cave sheltered the climbers during the storm.山洞为登山者提供了躲避暴风雨的地方。
- They were accused of sheltering a criminal. [=giving a criminal a place to hide]他们被指控窝藏罪犯。
- They sheltered themselves from the sudden rain.他们躲过了突如其来的雨。
- Most parents want to shelter their children from pain and sadness. [=to prevent their children from experiencing pain and sadness]多数父母都想保护自己的孩子免受痛苦和悲伤。
- Investors are trying to shelter themselves from rising interest rates.投资者正设法让自己免受利率上升的影响。
2
[no object] : to be in a place that provides protection from danger, bad weather, etc. : to take shelter躲避
- They sheltered in a cave while they waited for the storm to pass.他们躲在洞内等待暴风雨停息。
Phrases
shelter in place : to remain inside in one's current location until a danger has passed : to temporarily take shelter in a protected space
The … campus was placed under lockdown in response to the shooting. People on campus were advised to shelter in place. No students were hurt or endangered, the school said.
Julia Jacobo
Julia JacoboThese communities—including our own—need to start hardening themselves against future fires. That means preparing homes for fires the way we already do for earthquakes and floods. It also means developing better alert systems, heeding evacuation warnings when they come and being prepared to shelter in place when escape routes are cut off … The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California)
The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California)
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Noun We made a shelter from branches. a shelter for battered women The organization provides food and shelter for homeless people. The crowd ran for shelter when the rain started. They sought shelter from the storm. Verb A cave sheltered the climbers during the storm. They sheltered in a cave while they waited for the storm to pass. See More
Recent Examples on the Web Jill Lawless, ajc, 8 Sep. 2022 Even there, 300 bombs fell in an adjacent park, and the princesses spent many nights in an underground shelter. Danica Kirka, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2022 Even there, 300 bombs fell in an adjacent park, and the princesses spent many nights in an underground shelter. Danica Kirka, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Sep. 2022 Even there, 300 bombs fell in an adjacent park, and the princesses spent many nights in an underground shelter. Danica Kirka, Jill Lawless And Sylvia Hui, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Sep. 2022 Of those individuals, 58% are estimated to be living on the streets while the remainder are in temporary shelter. oregonlive, 7 Sep. 2022 The average amount of time that a victim remained in a shelter was 51.1 days. Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 4 Sep. 2022 And in another incident in Cornwall, an 87-year-old man waited in a makeshift shelter for 15 hours for an ambulance after breaking seven ribs and fracturing his pelvis, his daughter told the BBC. Kara Fox, CNN, 31 Aug. 2022 In the shelter of the cliffs were miniature ecosystems. Henry Wismayer, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2022 Fredrick Kunkle, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2022 After three years in the water, the plane's wings now shelter numerous soft corals. Nourhan Elkallawy, CNN, 18 July 2022 For the majority of Americans, keen judgment and learned skepticism cannot shelter us from these hazards. Hannah Zeavin, Harper’s Magazine , 22 June 2022 The new queens shelter away somewhere to make it through the winter. Bethany Brookshire, Good Housekeeping, 18 June 2022 People shelter at a Kyiv train station on Thursday. NBC News, 24 Feb. 2022 Fayette County officials asked neighborhood residents to shelter in place just before 9 a.m. Henri Hollis, ajc, 19 July 2022 Fans were asked to shelter in place underneath the stadium’s awnings and in the concourse. Dan Labbe, cleveland, 8 Aug. 2021 More than 300 homeless people stay in a Cass Community shelter each night. Sarah Raza, Detroit Free Press, 29 July 2022 See More
Noun
Even there, 300 bombs fell in an adjacent park, and the princesses spent many nights in an underground shelter. Jill Lawless, ajc, 8 Sep. 2022 Even there, 300 bombs fell in an adjacent park, and the princesses spent many nights in an underground shelter. Danica Kirka, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2022 Even there, 300 bombs fell in an adjacent park, and the princesses spent many nights in an underground shelter. Danica Kirka, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Sep. 2022 Even there, 300 bombs fell in an adjacent park, and the princesses spent many nights in an underground shelter. Danica Kirka, Jill Lawless And Sylvia Hui, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Sep. 2022 Of those individuals, 58% are estimated to be living on the streets while the remainder are in temporary shelter. oregonlive, 7 Sep. 2022 The average amount of time that a victim remained in a shelter was 51.1 days. Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 4 Sep. 2022 And in another incident in Cornwall, an 87-year-old man waited in a makeshift shelter for 15 hours for an ambulance after breaking seven ribs and fracturing his pelvis, his daughter told the BBC. Kara Fox, CNN, 31 Aug. 2022 In the shelter of the cliffs were miniature ecosystems. Henry Wismayer, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2022 Verb
Its forests shelter 15 plant and 11 animal species that the DNR says are considered threatened or endangered. Fredrick Kunkle, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2022 After three years in the water, the plane's wings now shelter numerous soft corals. Nourhan Elkallawy, CNN, 18 July 2022 For the majority of Americans, keen judgment and learned skepticism cannot shelter us from these hazards. Hannah Zeavin, Harper’s Magazine , 22 June 2022 The new queens shelter away somewhere to make it through the winter. Bethany Brookshire, Good Housekeeping, 18 June 2022 People shelter at a Kyiv train station on Thursday. NBC News, 24 Feb. 2022 Fayette County officials asked neighborhood residents to shelter in place just before 9 a.m. Henri Hollis, ajc, 19 July 2022 Fans were asked to shelter in place underneath the stadium’s awnings and in the concourse. Dan Labbe, cleveland, 8 Aug. 2021 More than 300 homeless people stay in a Cass Community shelter each night. Sarah Raza, Detroit Free Press, 29 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
origin unknown
First Known Use
Noun
1585, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Verb
1590, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of shelter was in 1585 Phrases Containing shelter
noun¹
noun²
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