a place that is safe and peaceful where people or animals are protected 安全的地方;保護區;避難所 The hotel is a haven of peace and tranquillity. 這家旅館是一處平靜安甯的所在。 The river banks are a haven for wildlife. 河的兩岸是野生動物的自然栖息地。 The camp offers a haven to refugees. 這個營地爲難民提供了一個避難所。 This house is a haven of peace compared with ours. 和我們家相比,這所房子是一個甯靜的去處。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- safe
- tax
- wildlife
- …
- create
- offer (somebody)
- provide (somebody with)
- …
- in a/the haven
- haven for
- haven of
- …
Word Originlate Old English hæfen, from Old Norse hǫfn; related to Dutch haven, German Hafen ‘harbour’.