单词：shelters
n protective covering that provides protection from the weather
n the condition of being protected
n a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings
n temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons
v provide shelter for
v invest (money) so that it is not taxable
shelter的用法和样例：
例句
- The refugees' main requirements are food and shelter.难民的主要必需品是食物和住所。
- In the storm I took shelter under the tree.暴风雨时，我正在树下躲避。
- The spectators scuttled for shelter when it began to rain.一下起雨来，观众就纷纷找地方躲避。
- People were scrambling madly for shelter.人们疯了似的抢着往隐蔽处跑。
- These plants must be sheltered from direct sunlight.这种植物必须遮起来，免受阳光直射。
- This cave served as a hideout for a bearded seal seeking shelter from the harsh Arctic climate.这个洞窟被髯海豹用来作为躲避严酷的北极气候的隐匿之所。
- You can't shelter your brother from blame in the accident.你不可以庇护你的兄弟，使其免受事故的责难。
常见句型
- We took shelter from the rain in a cave.我们在一个山洞里避雨。
- Trees are a shelter from the sun.树木可以遮挡阳光。
- We sheltered under a tree until the shower passed.我们在树底下躲雨,直到雨过天晴。
- He sheltered himself behind a hedge.他躲在树篱后面。
- The government was sheltering the homeless.政府正在收容无家可归者。
- Many southerners sheltered runaway slaves during the Civil War.南北战争之时,许多南方人保护过逃跑的奴隶。
常用短语
- 掩护,保护 protect sb from sth or doing sth harmfulshelter from sth
They huddled in the shop doorway to shelter from the rain.
他们挤在商店门口躲雨。
The climbers had to shelter from the snowstorm in a mountain hut.
登山队员不得不在山中的一个小棚中躲避暴风雪。
shelter sb/sth from sth/v-ingYou can't shelter your brother from blame in the accident.
在这次事故中,你无法庇护你的弟弟免受责备。
He is trying to shelter his boss from criticism.
他极力为老板顶住外界的批评。
The wall sheltered the soldiers from gunfire.
这堵墙挡住了攻击士兵的炮火。
He tried to shelter his friend from knowing of his father's death, but he was too late.
他企图不让他的朋友知道他的父亲去世的消息,可为时已晚。
This woollen hat is to shelter your face from the bitter cold.
这顶羊毛帽可使你的脸不受冻。
The trees shelter the house from the wind.
树给房子挡风。
Is our country's industry sheltered from foreign competition?
我国的工业在与外国竞争时是否有足够的保障?
These plants must be sheltered from direct sunlight.
必须使这些植物不受阳光照射。
词汇搭配
- afford〔furnish, give, offer, provide〕 shelter给予庇护
- find shelter in在…里躲避
- form a shelter构成掩体〔隐蔽物〕
- seek〔take〕 shelter寻求〔得到〕庇护
- dangerous〔good, perfect〕 shelter危险〔良好,完美〕的隐蔽处
- safe shelter安全的避难所
- temporary shelter暂时的庇护
- bus shelter公共汽车亭
- tax shelter减免所得税的合法手段
- under the shelter of在…的庇护下
- a shelter from the sun躲避阳光的地方
- shelter eyes遮护眼睛
- shelter the homeless收容无家可归者
- shelter runaway slaves保护逃跑的奴隶
- shelter faithfully忠心保护
- shelter gratefully感激地保护
- shelter paternally慈爱地保护
- shelter off wind挡风
- shelter against〔from〕掩护〔保护,庇护…〕使不受…
- shelter behind躲在…后面
- shelter behind sb else躲在别人背后
- shelter by hills有山挡住
- shelter sb from blame庇护某人不受责骂
- shelter the soldiers from gunfire使士兵免受炮火的攻击
- shelter from the rain避雨
- shelter from sunlight避光
- shelter from trouble避开麻烦
- shelter from the wind避风
- shelter oneself in躲在…里面
- shelter oneself in a deserted house在无人居住的屋中躲避
- shelter oneself under躲在…下面
- shelter oneself under the eaves在屋檐下躲避
经典引文
A covered shelter..to which the mothers and children could retire on showery..evenings.
出自：A. P. HerbertThe storms of the law may drive men to the shelter of the gospel.
出自：fig.The vendor..made use of the act for sheltering fraud.
出自：W. CruiseA..centre that shelters battered women.
出自：TimesNo trees then sheltered the building.
出自：R. Fraser
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