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rock shelter

/rok-shel-ter/US // ˈrɒkˌʃɛl tər //

岩石庇护所,岩石避难所,避难所,岩石防护罩

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a shallow cave or cavelike area, as one formed by an overhanging cliff or standing rocks, occupied by Stone Age peoples, possibly for extended periods.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • The atmosphere on campuses has gotten repressive enough that comedian Chris Rock no longer plays colleges.

  • And, as the enigmatic front man to an avant garde indie rock group, he is droll, perceptive, and splendidly weird.

  • The grim instability of shelter life is hardly a recipe for success under the best of circumstances.

  • My ball bounced back and the rock rolled just a little bit forward.

  • I think 2014 was my big rock and roll year, and 2015 is gonna be a really good year to hang around the house.

  • In their shelter, Brion and Ulv crouched low and wondered why the attack didn't come.

  • The offspring of the ungodly shall not bring forth many branches, and make a noise as unclean roots upon the top of a rock.

  • There lay Bob Rock, covered with blood, and apparently insensible.

  • But one day when we marched beneath the blazing sun, we met a storm and found no shelter.

  • When she heard it there came before her imagination the figure of a man standing beside a desolate rock on the seashore.