shel·tered/`ʃɛltəd; ˈʃeltəd/ adj 1 if someone has had a sheltered life, there are many things that they have not experienced 受庇护的，受保护的: Gina had a sheltered child-hood. 吉娜的童年是在大人庇护之下度过的。 2 protected from strong wind and bad weather 不受风雨侵袭的: a sheltered beach 可以避风的沙滩