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单词 well-sheltered
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well-shelteredadj.

Brit. /ˌwɛlˈʃɛltəd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈʃɛltərd/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., sheltered adj.
Etymology: < well adv. + sheltered adj.
Provided with ample shelter; well screened or protected from bad weather.
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1658 J. Evelyn tr. N. de Bonnefons French Gardiner 90 Granads..will endure without doors, planted against some well-sheltered Wall, where they will prosper very well.
1728 S. Switzer Compend. Method raising Ital. Brocoli 3 The Plants..are to be transplanted, at some two or three Foot asunder..in a warm well-shelter'd Place.
1796 W. H. Marshall Planting II. 14 The white-flowering Almond..in well-sheltered places.
1813 W. Leslie Gen. View Agric. Nairn & Moray (new ed.) viii. 233 A commodious well sheltered enclosure.
1880 C. R. Markham Peruvian Bark 389 Lebong, a well-sheltered spur below Darjíling.
1937 Rotarian Oct. 44/3 (caption) This capital city of Tasmania is bounded on one side by a busy, well-sheltered harbor and on all other sides by rare scenery.
2011 Irish Independent (Nexis) 8 Feb. Having ewes in well-sheltered fields or paddocks is important to minimise losses from hypothermia.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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