sheltering

英 [ˈʃeltərɪŋ]

美 [ˈʃeltərɪŋ]

v.  保护; 掩蔽; 躲避(风雨或危险)
shelter的现在分词

现在分词：sheltering　

BNC.36462 / COCA.29348

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (躲避恶劣天气或危险的)遮蔽物，庇护处，掩体
  Ashelteris a small building or covered place which is made to protect people from bad weather or danger.
  1. 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。
  2. ...a bus shelter.
     公共汽车候车亭
• N-UNCOUNT (尤指躲避恶劣天气或危险的)遮蔽，庇护，掩蔽
  If a place providesshelter, it provides you with a place to stay or live, especially when you need protection from bad weather or danger.
  1. The number of families seeking shelter rose by 17 percent...
     寻求避难的家庭户增加了 17％。
  2. 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. ...the hut where they were given food and shelter.
     给他们提供食物和庇护的小屋
• N-COUNT 收容所;庇护所
  Ashelteris a building where homeless people can sleep and get food.
  1. ...a shelter for homeless women.
     收留无家可归的妇女的收容所
• VERB 躲避;避难
  If youshelterin a place, you stay there and are protected from bad weather or danger.
  1. ...a man sheltering in a doorway...
     藏在门口的一名男子
  2. 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。
• VERB 遮蔽;遮挡
  If a place or thingis shelteredby something, it is protected by that thing from wind and rain.
  1. ...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
• VERB 为(受到警察或其他人追捕的人)提供避难所;窝藏;庇护
  If yousheltersomeone, usually someone who is being hunted by police or other people, you provide them with a place to stay or live.
  1. 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。
  2. ...people sheltering illegal immigrants.
     为非法移民提供庇护的人们
• See also:sheltered

双语例句

• Mussels, clams, sea anemones and seaweed were found sheltering on this artificial island, Moore said.
  他说，贻贝、蛤蚌、海葵、海藻都寄居在这座岛上。
• Their accountant suggested some novel ways of sheltering their retire-ment income.
  他们的会计师提出了一些新奇的方法使得他们不用为退休金交税。
• Pakistani officials have denied sheltering him and have criticized the US operation as a violation of their country's sovereignty.
  巴勒斯坦官员已经否定其庇护本拉登，并批评美国行动违反了其国家的主权。
• New Yorkers had experienced a night of high winds and torrential rain and were sheltering inside.
  此前纽约经历了一个狂风大作、大雨倾盆的夜晚，市民们都呆在室内躲避。
• She had gone back to Tara once in fear and defeat and she had emerged from its sheltering walls strong and armed for victory.
  她曾经有一次因为恐惧和挫败回到了塔拉，果然在那里变得坚强勇敢而取得了胜利。
• 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。
• A secret Republican organization was sheltering him.
  一个秘密共和组织在为他提供庇护。
• Bullets thudded into the sandbags behind which we were sheltering.
  子弹砰然地射进沙袋内，我们当时正在沙弹后面掩蔽。
• She spent much of her time inside the womb of her hotel room sheltering from the gunfire.
  她大部分时间都待在旅馆房间这个安全隐蔽的地方躲避炮火。
• Some children were in tears, sheltering under trees, as the hail bombardment struck the beach vicinity.
  一些孩子哭了，当冰雹砸向沙滩附近后，他们把自己藏在了树后。