sheltering
present participle ofshelter
| 单词 | sheltering |
| 释义 | sheltering present participle ofshelter shelter verb uk/ˈʃel.tər/us/ˈʃel.t̬ɚ/shelterverb(PROTECT)C2[IorT] toprotectyourself, or anotherpersonor thing, frombadweather,danger, orattack: We werecaughtin athunderstorm, withoutanywhereto shelter. Agroupof us were shelteringfromtherainunder thetrees. to accommodate someone
[T] to give someone asecrethidingplaceso that they will not becaughtby thearmy,police, etc.: Localpeopleriskedtheirownlivesto shelterresistancefightersfromthearmy. shelter in place US toremainin thebuildingthat you are in during anemergencysuch as anextremeweathereventor ashooting: In mostchemicalemergenciespeopleareinstructedto shelter inplace,closingwindowsandturningoffairconditionerstokeepouttoxicfumes. More than 40% of thenursinghomesin Hurricane Katrina'spathsheltered inplace. US tostayathomeand onlyleavewhen you have to, forexampletobuyfood,especiallyduring anepidemic(= theappearanceof adiseasein alargenumberofpeopleat the sametime): Millions of Californians were told to shelter inplacetostopthespreadof coronavirus. Somestateshaveissuedshelter inplaceorders. Defending and protecting
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Staying and remaining shelterverb(AVOID TAX)[T]US If you shelterincome, youlegallyavoidpayingtaxeson it: Theiraccountantsuggestedsomenovelwaysof shelteringtheirretirementincome. Taxation
Examplesofshelteringsheltering In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Doing so may have removed a real increase in such events as participants aged into more responsible roles and less familialshelteringfrom stress. From theCambridge English Corpus The policy simulations underline the need forshelteringcapital formation in the economy as a whole when stimulating higher productivity in the agricultural sectors. From theCambridge English Corpus Indeed, convents and communities specifically aimed atshelteringwomen whose honour was ' in danger ' fulfilled a partially similar function, that of the refuge. From theCambridge English Corpus At their foot is found a natural spring splashing from the rockface; its sacred role is quietly stated by ashelteringcanopy. From theCambridge English Corpus The small-scale husbandry and carefulshelteringof work-animals seems logical in a period in which rural production for direct local consumption predominates. From theCambridge English Corpus In the future, they might be of benefit inshelteringendogenous genes from retrovirus-induced transcription. From theCambridge English Corpus Given the centrality of children to a successful marriage and to women's status, elders trivialized theshelteringof runaway, childless wives. From theCambridge English Corpus It was a realm outside the control of the state, a place where agitators could withdraw intoshelteringobscurity. From theCambridge English Corpus The party has acted as little more than an umbrellashelteringlargely independent factions. From theCambridge English Corpus They find little support for the hypothesis thatshelteringdividend payments from taxation increases employer stock holdings. From theCambridge English Corpus At the other extreme, simple or nuclear families, consisting of husband, wife and their (never-married) children were also infrequent,shelteringless than 15 per cent of the population. From theCambridge English Corpus According to the speaker, the dead are not terribly inclined to pass through the grave's "shelteringdoor" again and their reluctance may suggest a condition of relative ease. From theCambridge English Corpus Treasured and loving moments surface amid the anguish of forsaking andshelteringcherished others while dispelling-embracing mystery. From theCambridge English Corpus We have, at present, no indication whether this will occur before, or after, theshelteringeffect has become dominant nor of the interplay between these two mechanisms. From theCambridge English Corpus Therefore, where there's snow that'sshelteringthe ice, with the turbulence doing the action from underneath, the water moving in circles and wears out the ice underneath that snowbank. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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