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shelter/ˈʃeltə/ n. & v.●n. 1 anything serving as a shield or protection from danger, bad weather, etc. 遮盖物；躲避处；避难所 2a a place of refuge provided esp. for the homeless etc. (尤指为无家可归者等设的)收容所 b N. Amer. an animal sanctuary [北美]动物栖息处 3 a shielded condition; protection 遮蔽；保护 took shelter under a tree 在树下躲避 ●v. 1 tr. act or serve as shelter to; protect; conceal; defend 为…提供保护；掩蔽；藏匿；庇护 sheltered them from the storm 为他们遮蔽风雨; had a sheltered upbringing 在保护中成长 2 intr. & refl. find refuge; take cover 寻找躲避处；躲起来 sheltered under a tree 躲在树下; sheltered themselves behind the wall (他们)藏在墙后 □ shelterer n.□ shelterless adj.[16th c.: perhaps via obsolete sheltron ‘phalanx’ from Old English scieldtruma (as SHIELD, truma ‘troop’)] |