| 单词 | shelter |
| 释义 | shelter n. & v. --n 1. anything serving as a shield or protection from danger, bad weather, etc. 2. a a place of refuge provided esp. for the homeless etc. b US an animal sanctuary. 3. a shielded condition; protection (took shelter under a tree). --v 1. tr. act or serve as shelter to; protect; conceal; defend (sheltered them from the storm; had a sheltered upbringing). 2. intr. & refl. find refuge; take cover (sheltered under a tree; sheltered themselves behind the wall). Phrases and idioms shelter-belt a line of trees etc. planted to protect crops from the wind. Derivatives shelterer n. shelterless adj. Etymology: 16th c.: perh. f. obs. sheltron phalanx f. OE scieldtruma (as SHIELD, truma troop) |
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