shelter

【shelter音标】 英[ˈʃeltə(r)] 美[ˈʃeltər]

【单词释义】 shelter是什么意思：

n.掩蔽；避难所；（无家可归者或受虐待者的）收容所；遮蔽v. 掩蔽；庇护；躲避，避难

[单词分级] 高考英语词汇

[单词复数] shelters [第三人称单数] shelters

[单词现在分词] sheltering

[单词过去式] sheltered

[单词过去分词] sheltered

【shelter形近词/近似词】

palter   v. 含糊其词；敷衍了事；讨价还价

welter   vi.滚；打滚；翻滚；起伏；浸；浸湿 n.混乱；杂乱混合；打滚；翻滚；起伏

filter   n.过滤器；滤波器；滤光器 v. 过滤；透过；筛选

falter   v.衰弱，衰退；结巴地说；蹒跚，踉跄；犹豫，踌躇 n.支吾，结巴；踌躇，不稳

alter   v.改变；更改

【单词例句】

◇ He had got a shelter by chance. It was in a room heated by a stove, and as warm as summer. He could exist here, he said, well enough.
他乘着一个偶然的机会溜到一个房间里去了。这儿火炉里面生着火，像夏天一样温暖。他说，他可以在这里生存，很好。

---- The Butterfly

◇ The injured were rescued and the dead were buried. The frightened survivors were dug out from under the ruins and were offered shelter, fresh water and electricity. Thanks to people’s help, the loss was minimized.
伤员被救助了，死者被埋葬了，吓坏的幸存者被从废墟中挖出来了，栖身处、净水和电力也很快得到提供。多亏了人们的帮助，灾区的损失被减到了最小。

---- A Horrible Earthquake

◇ One day, the boy returned and the tree was so excited. "Come and play with me." The tree said. "I don't have time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a house for shelter. Can you help me?"
一天，男孩回来了，树非常兴奋。“来和我玩吧。”树说。“我没有时间玩。我得为我的家庭工作。我们需要一个房子来遮风挡雨，你能帮我吗？”

---- A Boy and His Tree