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单词 shelter
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shelter

noun
 
/ˈʃeltə(r)/
/ˈʃeltər/
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  1.  
     [uncountable] the fact of having a place to live or stay, considered as a basic human need
    • Human beings need food, clothing and shelter.
    • without shelter In developing countries, more than 640 million are without shelter.
    Extra Examples
    • The nuns won't refuse you shelter.
    • They were anxious to find shelter for the night.
  2.  
     [uncountable] protection from rain, danger, or attack
    • shelter from something to take shelter from the storm
    • People were desperately seeking shelter from the gunfire.
    • The sand dunes provided shelter from the wind.
    • shelter of something The fox was running for the shelter of the trees.
    Extra Examples
    • She was standing in the shelter of the doorway.
    • The great elm trees gave shelter from the wind.
    • We had to leave the shelter of the trees.
    • He took shelter from the rain under a bridge.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + shelter
    • afford (somebody)
    • give (somebody)
    • offer (somebody)
    • …
    preposition
    • in the shelter of
    • under the shelter of
    • shelter from
    • …
    phrases
    • shelter for the night
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  3.  
     [countable] (often in compounds) a structure built to give protection, especially from the weather or from attack
    • They built a rough shelter from old pieces of wood.
    • He helped construct temporary shelters in 10 villages before the rains came.
    • an air-raid shelter
    • a bomb shelter
    • Pupils have been sent home and schools have been turned into emergency shelters.
    • shelter for somebody/something a shelter for cattle
    see also bus shelterTopics Buildingsb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • makeshift
    • temporary
    • stone
    • …
    verb + shelter
    • build
    • construct
    • erect
    • …
    preposition
    • in a/​the shelter
    • shelter for
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  4. [countable] a building, usually owned by a charity, that provides a place to stay for people without a home, or protection for people or animals who have been badly treated
    • a night shelter for the homeless
    • an animal shelter
    see also hostel, tax shelter
    Extra Examples
    • She works as a volunteer at a homeless shelter.
    • You'll be safer in the shelter.
    Topics Houses and homesb2, Social issuesb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • makeshift
    • temporary
    • stone
    • …
    verb + shelter
    • build
    • construct
    • erect
    • …
    preposition
    • in a/​the shelter
    • shelter for
    See full entry
    5. Word Originlate 16th cent.: perhaps an alteration of sheld, an old spelling of shield, + -ure.

shelter

verb
 
/ˈʃeltə(r)/
/ˈʃeltər/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they shelter
/ˈʃeltə(r)/
/ˈʃeltər/
he / she / it shelters
/ˈʃeltəz/
/ˈʃeltərz/
past simple sheltered
/ˈʃeltəd/
/ˈʃeltərd/
past participle sheltered
/ˈʃeltəd/
/ˈʃeltərd/
-ing form sheltering
/ˈʃeltərɪŋ/
/ˈʃeltərɪŋ/
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  1.  
     [transitive] to give somebody/something a place where they are protected from the weather or from danger; to protect somebody/something
    • shelter somebody/something from somebody/something Trees shelter the house from the wind.
    • shelter somebody/something helping the poor and sheltering the homeless
    • The American government has accused them of sheltering terrorists.
    • Perhaps I sheltered my daughter too much (= protected her too much from unpleasant or difficult experiences).
  2.  
     [intransitive] to stay in a place that protects you from the weather or from danger
    • A bomb fell on the building, killing those who were sheltering inside.
    • shelter from something We sheltered from the rain in a doorway.
    • Spectators sheltered under umbrellas as the rain got heavier.
    • As the storm approached, they tried to find somewhere to shelter.
    Wordfinder
    • downpour
    • drought
    • flash flood
    • monsoon
    • precipitation
    • puddle
    • rain
    • shelter
    • shower
    • squall
    3. Word Originlate 16th cent.: perhaps an alteration of sheld, an old spelling of shield, + -ure.

Shelter

/ˈʃeltə(r)/
/ˈʃeltər/
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  1. a British charity established in 1966 to help people who have nowhere to live, either by finding homes for them or by providing places in cities where they can sleep at night. It also acts as a pressure group to try to influence the government to do more to help people without homes.
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