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Results for: "shelter"

Translating from English to Chinese Simplified

Translations:

shelter — a refuge or other protection
→ 避难所 (bìnànsuǒ)
→ 掩蔽 (yǎnbì)
→ 住处 (zhùchù)
shelter — transitive, to provide cover
→ 庇护 (bìhù)
→ 掩蔽 (yǎnbì)

More translations:

shelter
→ 保护…以阻挡（风、雨等）
shelter
→ 隐蔽处、躲避处
shelter
→ 躲避
shelter
→ 保护

English definitions WordNet

NOUN 5

  1. a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger

  2. protective covering that provides protection from the weather

  3. the condition of being protected

    • “they were huddled together for protection”
    • “he enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home”
    Synonymsprotection
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  1. a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings

    Synonymstax shelter

  2. temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons

VERB 2

  1. provide shelter for

    • “After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people”

  2. invest (money) so that it is not taxable