sanctuary
noun /ˈsæŋktʃuəri/
/ˈsæŋktʃueri/
(plural sanctuaries)
- [countable] an area where wild birds or animals are protected and encouraged to produce young
鸟兽保护区；禁猎区 - a bird/wildlife sanctuary
鸟类／野生动物保护区 - The island was declared a wildlife sanctuary in 1969.
1969年宣布该岛为野生动物保护区。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- animal
- bird
- marine
- …
- a bird/wildlife sanctuary
- [uncountable] safety and protection, especially for people who are in danger of being attacked or captured
庇护；保护 - to seek/find/take sanctuary in a place
在某地寻找/找到/避难 - The government offered sanctuary to 4 000 refugees.
政府为 4 000 名难民提供了保护。 - She longed for the sanctuary of her own home.
她渴望回到自己家中，不再担惊受怕。 - a place of sanctuary
避难所
- In former times, criminals could take sanctuary inside a church.
旧时岁月里，罪犯可以躲进教堂避难。 - She retreated swiftly to the sanctuary of her room.
她迅速躲进了房间。 - Thousands of refugees have sought sanctuary in neighbouring countries.
成千上万的难民到邻国寻求避难。 - For many people, gardens are a place of sanctuary providing a retreat from the stress of everyday life.
对许多人来说，花园是一个避难所，提供了一个远离日常生活压力的地方。
Collocations Dictionaryverb + sanctuary- seek
- find
- take
- …
- sanctuary from
- sanctuary of
- to seek/find/take sanctuary in a place
- [countable, usually singular] a safe place, especially one where people who are in danger of being attacked or captured can stay and be protected
避难所；庇护所 - The church became a sanctuary for the refugees.
教堂成为这些难民的庇护所。 - It had been built as a sanctuary from World War II bombs.
这是二战时为躲避轰炸而建的。
- The church became a sanctuary for the refugees.
- [countable] a holy building or the part of it that is considered the most holy
圣所；圣殿 - the sanctuary of Poseidon at Sourvion
索维翁的波塞冬避难所 - Women were forbidden to enter the sanctuary.
妇女被禁止进入避难所。
- the sanctuary of Poseidon at Sourvion
词源Middle English (in sense (4)): from Old French sanctuaire, from Latin sanctuarium, from sanctus ‘holy’. Early use in reference to a church or other sacred place where a fugitive was immune, by the law of the medieval Church, from arrest, gave rise to senses (1 to 3).