[N-COUNT 可数名词]避难所;庇护所;躲避处 A sanctuary is a place where people who are in danger from other people can go to be safe.
His church became a sanctuary for thousands of people who fled the civil war.
他的教堂成为成千上万逃离内战的人们的避难所。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]避难;庇护Sanctuary is the safety provided in a sanctuary.
Some of them have sought sanctuary in the church.
他们中的一些人在教堂避难。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]禁猎区;鸟兽保护区 A sanctuary is a place where birds or animals are protected and allowed to live freely.
[oft n N]
...a bird sanctuary.
鸟类禁猎区
...a wildlife sanctuary.
野生动物禁猎区
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sanc·tu·ary/ˈsæŋktʃuəri; NAmEˈsæŋktʃueri/noun(pluralsanc·tu·aries)1[countable ]an area where wild birds or animals are protected and encouraged to breed 鸟兽保护区;禁猎区SYN
reserve
◆a bird/wildlife sanctuary鸟类╱野生动物保护区2[uncountable ]safety and protection, especially for people who are being chased or attacked 庇护;保护◆to take sanctuary in a place在某处避难◆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。3[countable , usually singular ]a safe place, especially one where people who are being chased or attacked 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。4[countable ]a holy building or the part of it that is considered the most holy 圣所;圣殿sanctuarysanctuariessanc·tu·ary/ˈsæŋktʃuəri; NAmEˈsæŋktʃueri/
1[countable] an area for birds or animals where they are protected and cannot be huntedSYN refugebird/wildlife etc sanctuary The park is the largest wildlife sanctuary in the US.sanctuary for a sanctuary for tigers2[countable, uncountable] a peaceful place that is safe and provides protection, especially for people who are in dangerSYN refugefind/seek sanctuary Fleeing refugees found sanctuary in Geneva.sanctuary for a sanctuary for battered women3[countable] the part of a religious building that is considered to be the most holy4[countable] American English the room in a religious building where religious services take place5[uncountable] the right that people had under Christian law, especially in the past, to be protected from police, soldiers etc by staying in a church
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