sanctuary
sanctuary 英 [ˈsæŋktʃuəri] 美 [ˈsæŋktʃueri]
n. 避难所，禁猎区；庇护；圣殿
名词复数:sanctuaries
- The word sanctuary has religious roots, and can refer to a temple or church, but its use has broadened to include anywhere people go for peaceful tranquility or introspection. Your pickup truck might be your sanctuary if that's where you can clear your head.
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- n. 避难所，禁猎区；庇护；圣殿
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1. a bird sanctuary, a wildlife sanctuary
鸟类╱野生动物保护区
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2. to take sanctuary in a place
在某处避难
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3. The government offered sanctuary to 4 000 refugees.
政府为 4 000 名难民提供了保护。
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4. The church became a sanctuary for the refugees.
教堂成为这些难民的庇护所。
- sanctuary (n.) early 14c., "building set apart for holy worship," from Anglo-French sentuarie, Old French saintuaire "sacred relic, holy thing; reliquary, sanctuary," from Late Latin sanctuarium "a sacred place, shrine" (especially the Hebrew Holy of Holies; see sanctum), also "a private room," from Latin sanctus "holy" (see saint (n.)).
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