- [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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- animal
- bird
- marine
- …
- [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
Extra ExamplesIn 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + sanctuary- seek
- find
- take
- …
- sanctuary from
- sanctuary of
- [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 - [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。
Word OriginMiddle 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).