n.避難所；庇護(hù)；庇護(hù)所
v.保護(hù)；隱匿；庇護(hù)
The refugees' main requirements are food and shelter. 難民的主要必需品是食物和住所。
In the storm I took shelter under the tree. 暴風(fēng)雨時(shí)，我正在樹下躲避。
The spectators scuttled for shelter when it began to rain. 一下起雨來，觀眾就紛紛找地方躲避。
People were scrambling madly for shelter. 人們瘋了似的搶著往隱蔽處跑。
用作動詞 (v.)These plants must be sheltered from direct sunlight. 這種植物必須遮起來，免受陽光直射。
You can't shelter your brother from blame in the accident. 你不可以庇護(hù)你的兄弟，使其免受事故的責(zé)難。
shelter用作名詞的意思是“遮蔽物”“庇護(hù)物”,用作動詞指給某人〔物〕提供庇護(hù)處,尤指為被追蹤者提供庇護(hù)的處所或逃跑的途徑。
shelter主要用作及物動詞,接名詞、代詞作賓語,可用于被動結(jié)構(gòu)。
shelter偶爾也可用作不及物動詞,意為“躲藏”。
