shelter

shelter

noun

1. a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger

2. protective covering that provides protection from the weather

3. temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons

4. a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings

Synonym: tax shelter

5. the condition of being protected

e.g. they were huddled together for protection
he enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home

Synonym: protection

verb

1. invest (money) so that it is not taxable

2. provide shelter for

e.g. After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people

1. (躲避恶劣天气或危险的)遮蔽物，庇护处，掩体
A shelter is a small building or covered place which is made to protect people from bad weather or danger.

shelter是什么意思

e.g. The city's bomb shelters were being prepared for possible air raids.
为防御可能发生的空袭，该城市正在建防空洞。
e.g. ...a bus shelter.
公共汽车候车亭

2. (尤指躲避恶劣天气或危险的)遮蔽，庇护，掩蔽
If a place provides shelter, it provides you with a place to stay or live, especially when you need protection from bad weather or danger.

e.g. The number of families seeking shelter rose by 17 percent...
寻求避难的家庭户增加了 17％。
e.g. Although horses do not generally mind the cold, shelter from rain and wind is important.
尽管马一般不怕冷，但是一定要有个能遮风挡雨的马棚。

3. 收容所;庇护所
A shelter is a building where homeless people can sleep and get food.

e.g. ...a shelter for homeless women.
收留无家可归的妇女的收容所

4. 躲避;避难
If you shelter in a place, you stay there and are protected from bad weather or danger.

e.g. ...a man sheltering in a doorway...
藏在门口的一名男子
e.g. Twelve Cubans left the embassy after sheltering there for several days.
12 名古巴人在大使馆藏身了几天后离开了。

5. 遮蔽;遮挡
If a place or thing is sheltered by something, it is protected by that thing from wind and rain.

e.g. ...a wooden house, sheltered by a low pointed roof.
一所有着低矮的尖顶遮风挡雨的木房子

6. 为(受到警察或其他人追捕的人)提供避难所;窝藏;庇护
If you shelter someone, usually someone who is being hunted by police or other people, you provide them with a place to stay or live.

e.g. A neighbor sheltered the boy for seven days.
一个邻居收留了这个男孩在他家藏了 7 天。
e.g. ...people sheltering illegal immigrants.
为非法移民提供庇护的人们

7. see also: sheltered

1. 庇所：1:普通住所的发展 庇所(Shelter) 最低级的普通寓所,最大可容纳7人. 棚屋(Hut) 最大可容纳14人. 普通的村舍(Plain Cottage) 最大可容纳22人. 漂亮的村舍(Attractive Cottage) 最大可容纳31人. 宽敞的住宅(Spacious Dwelling)最大可容纳41人.

2. 庇护所：片中朱莉安出演一名医生,她毕生的精力都投入到否定多重性人格障碍这一病症之中,并且将多名以人格分裂为借口的谋杀 ...腾讯娱乐讯 近日,女星朱莉安 摩尔(Julianne Moore)的影片<>(Shelter)的预告片出炉,片中朱莉安出演一名医生,

3. 棚：半数以上居住在农村,从加尔各答到撒珈蒂的公路两边,有很多的村庄,与村庄距离不远的地方,就有一些低低矮矮的帐篷或草棚(shelter),在这个严重缺电的地区,他们是绝对用不上电的,只有油灯发出非常微弱的光,那里面住的就是贱民.