| 单词 | sheltered |
| 释义 | shel·tered /ˈʃeltəd $ -ərd/ adjective 1 a sheltered life/childhood/upbringing etc PROTECTa life etc in which someone has been too protected by their parents from difficult or unpleasant experiences 备受呵护的生活/童年/养育等 I had led a sheltered life and had never met prejudice before. 我一直过着备受呵护的生活，以前从未遭遇过什么偏见。2 PROTECTa place that is sheltered is protected from extreme weather conditions 〔地方〕受掩护的，免遭恶劣天气影响的 a sheltered valley 有天然屏障的山谷3 sheltered accommodation/housing British EnglishSSMH a place for people to live who cannot look after themselves properly and where help is provided if they need it 收容所；救济院 sheltered accommodation for the elderly 老年人收容所Examples from the Corpussheltered• Housing associations as well as local authorities are involved in the provision of sheltered accommodation.• That night we slid into Tomb Bay, where Lycian rock tombs glare over a sheltered bight and cicadas yell from oleanders.• Increased competition and easier industrial collaboration in a less sheltered defence market will not save jobs.• The girls give the impression of children of a particularly sheltered family.• We could have built many schools, sheltered housing schemes and sports centres with those millions of pounds.• What a sheltered life she leads, in her self-built lavender ghetto.• Let's find a nice sheltered spot for a picnic.• We sighted a fishing boat in the distance, a sure sign of more sheltered water.shel·tered adjectiveChineseSyllable Corpus someone been a which in has life etc |
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