shelter
- IPA[ˈSHeltər]
美式
- a place giving temporary protection from bad weather or danger.；a place providing food and accommodations for the homeless.
- protect or shield from something harmful, especially bad weather；find refuge or take cover from bad weather or danger
verb: shelter, 3rd person present: shelters, gerund or present participle: sheltering, past tense: sheltered, past participle: sheltered
noun: shelter, plural noun: shelters
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名詞
- 1. a place giving temporary protection from bad weather or danger.
- ▪ a place providing food and accommodations for the homeless.
- ▪ an animal sanctuary. 同義詞
- ▪ a shielded or safe condition; protection he hung back in the shelter of a rock you're welcome to take shelter from the storm 同義詞 反義詞
動詞
- 1. protect or shield from something harmful, especially bad weather the hut sheltered him from the cold wind 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ find refuge or take cover from bad weather or danger people were sheltering under store canopies and trees 同義詞
- ▪ prevent (someone) from having to do or face something difficult or unpleasant we are sheltered from the awfulness of reality
- ▪ protect (income) from taxation only your rental income can be sheltered
- (of a place) protected from bad weather: the plants need a shady, sheltered spot in the garden
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- (of a place) protected from bad weather: the plants need a shady, sheltered spot in the garden
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- a financial arrangement made to avoid or minimize taxes: a better arrangement would be to establish a company and claim expenses as a tax shelter
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- a place providing accommodation for the homeless at night: for years Roy slept in night shelters
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- a financial arrangement made to avoid or minimize taxes: a better arrangement would be to establish a company and claim expenses as a tax shelter
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- a line of trees or shrubs planted to protect an area, especially a farm field, from strong ...
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- an enclosed space or structure designed to protect people from explosive weapons such as bombs ... escalating violence forced much of the country into bomb shelters
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- a roofed structure giving temporary shelter from rain, typically in a school playground: in winter we huddled in the draughty shelter shed
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- IPA[ˈʃɛltə]
英式
- a place giving temporary protection from bad weather or danger: huts like this are used as a shelter during the winter an air-raid shelter
- protect or shield from something harmful, especially bad weather: the hut sheltered him from the cold wind
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