shelter

避難所、隠れ場所

人や動物が悪天候や危険から身を守れる場所。

やさしい英語で： A place where people or animals are protected from bad weather or danger.

• We found shelter in a cave.
• The family waited in an underground shelter.
• Is there a shelter nearby where we can stay dry?

使い方： shelter from something (The cave provided shelter from the storm.)

類義語： refuge, cover

よく使う表現： find shelter, bomb shelter, shelter from something, seek shelter

待合所、あずまや

一時的に風雨を避ける小さな建物で、屋根があり、側面は開いていることが多い。

やさしい英語で： A small structure with a roof, often open at the sides, that gives temporary protection from weather.

• We waited in the bus shelter.
• The park has a picnic shelter near the lake.
• Rain blew through the open sides of the shelter.

よく使う表現： bus shelter, picnic shelter, open shelter

守る、避難する

人や物を危険や悪天候から守る、または自分が安全な場所へ移る。

やさしい英語で： To protect someone or something from danger or bad weather, or go somewhere protected yourself.

• We sheltered under a tree.
• The family sheltered two children during the war.
• These rocks shelter the plants from strong winds.

使い方： shelter someone/something from something (The wall sheltered us from the wind.); shelter under something (They sheltered under a bridge.); shelter in something (We sheltered in a doorway.)

類義語： protect, shield, take cover

よく使う表現： shelter someone, shelter from something, shelter under something