sanctuary

英 [ˈsæŋktʃuəri]

美 [ˈsæŋktʃueri]

n.  鸟兽保护区; 禁猎区; 庇护; 保护; 避难所; 庇护所

复数：sanctuaries　

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Collins.2 / BNC.6443 / COCA.5985

牛津词典

noun

• 鸟兽保护区；禁猎区
  an area where wild birds or animals are protected and encouraged to breed
  1. a bird/wildlife sanctuary
     鸟类 / 野生动物保护区
• 庇护；保护
  safety and protection, especially for people who are being chased or attacked
  1. to take sanctuary in a place
     在一地避难
  2. The government offered sanctuary to 4 000 refugees.
     政府为4 000名难民提供了保护。
  3. She longed for the sanctuary of her own home.
     她渴望回到自己家中，不再担惊受怕。
• 避难所；庇护所
  a safe place, especially one where people who are being chased or attacked can stay and be protected
  1. The church became a sanctuary for the refugees.
     教堂成为这些难民的庇护所。
• 圣所；圣殿
  a holy building or the part of it that is considered the most holy

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 避难所;庇护所;躲避处
  Asanctuaryis a place where people who are in danger from other people can go to be safe.
  1. 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。
• N-UNCOUNT 避难;庇护
  Sanctuaryis the safety provided in a sanctuary.
  1. Some of them have sought sanctuary in the church.
     他们中的一些人在教堂避难。
• N-COUNT 禁猎区;鸟兽保护区
  Asanctuaryis a place where birds or animals are protected and allowed to live freely.
  1. ...a bird sanctuary.
     鸟类禁猎区
  2. ...a wildlife sanctuary.
     野生动物禁猎区

英英释义

noun

• area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir
  Synonym:chancelbema
• a shelter from danger or hardship
  Synonym:refugeasylum
• a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept

双语例句

• The phone rang before I walked out into the sanctuary.
  我还没进圣堂，电话响了。
• Basketball is my refuge, my sanctuary.
  篮球是我的避难所，也是我的圣地。
• May he send you help from the sanctuary and grant you support from Zion.
  愿他从圣所救助你，从锡安坚固你。
• Temple: Edifice constructed for the worship of a deity. Features commonly include a sanctuary and an altar.
  庙宇：为崇拜神而建的大建筑。一般包括一个避难所和祭坛。
• The ancient privilege of sanctuary was transferred to the Christian temple.
  古代的庇护特权转移到了基督教的教堂。
• They created a sanctuary for you.
  他们为你创造了一个避难所。
• Our country is a sanctuary for political refugees from all over the world.
  我国是全世界政治难民的避难所。
• But we're outside the wildlife sanctuary.
  不过我们出了野生避难所的范围了。
• Until I went into the sanctuary of God; Then I understood their end.
  等我进了神的圣所，思想他们的结局。
• Perhaps originally a sanctuary, it became a necropolis in prehistoric times.
  这座地下宫殿可能曾是避难所，但从史前时期起成为了大墓地。