| 单词 | animal shelter |
| 释义 | > as lemmasanimal shelter animal shelter n. (a) a structure used to house animals; (b) originally North American = animal refuge n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > animal enclosure or house general > [noun] > animal house houseOE stablec1250 standing?1440 helm1501 barth1570 stablet1585 hive1653 barn1770 animal shelter1891 1891 Statutes at Large U.S.A. Index 1677/1 Animal shelters,..barns, cages, fences. 1896 Boston Advertiser 16 July 4/5 Dog fanciers don't like the way in which the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is running its animal shelter. 1965 Ann. Assoc. Amer. Geographers 55 565 (caption) Small log spin-crib structure. The central structure is used for storage; the sheds may be animal shelters. 2006 E. Adamson Adopting Pet for Dummies i. 21 Animal shelters adopt animals, and some euthanize animals that are not adopted or adoptable. < as lemmas |
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