/ˈʃeltə(r) ||; ˈʃɛltɚ/noun1 [U] shelter (from sth) protection from danger or bad weather 庇护；避难；遮蔽: to give somebody food and shelter 为某人提供食物及容身之所We looked around for somewhere to take shelter from the storm. 我们环视四周，想找个避风雨的地方。
2 [C] a small building that gives protection, for example from bad weather or attack 遮蔽所；庇护所；避难所: a bus shelter 公共汽车候车亭an air-raid shelter 防空庇护所