*shel·ter¹/`ʃɛltə; ˈʃeltə/ n 1 [C] a small building or covered place that protects you from bad weather or from attack 遮蔽物,庇护所,躲避处: an air-raid shelter 防空洞 2 [U] protection from bad weather or danger 遮蔽,庇护,掩蔽,保护: take shelter (=go somewhere for protection) 躲避: They took shelter under a tree. 他们躲在一棵树下。