| 词组 | shelter |
| 释义 | shelter /ˈʃeltə $ -ər/ noun 1. protection from danger or from weatherverbstake shelter (=go into a place where you are protected from something) When it started raining, they took shelter in a cave.find shelter He slept wherever he could find shelter.seek shelter formal (=try to find shelter) They sought shelter under the trees.run for shelter The residents were running for shelter from the bombing.give/provide shelter also afford shelter formal The trees gave shelter from the wind.prepositionsshelter from sth Animals were trying to find shelter from the storm.the shelter of sth We were grateful for the shelter of a small cave.2. a building or other structure that gives protection from danger or weatheradjectives/nouns + sheltera temporary shelter The huts were used by climbers as a temporary shelter from bad weather.a makeshift shelter (=made from any materials that are available) Old pieces of wood had been used to build a makeshift shelter.a crude/rough shelter (=built quickly and without skill) Someone had made a crude shelter against the wall.a bomb shelter/air-raid shelter (=protecting people from bombs dropped by planes) There’s a large bomb shelter beneath the apartment building. | Our air-raid shelter was a metal shed at the bottom of the garden.a fallout/nuclear shelter (=protecting people from the harmful effects of a nuclear bomb) People were encouraged to build fallout shelters inside their homes.verbsbuild/make/construct a shelter We can cut off a few branches to make a rough shelter. |
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