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TOEFL BNC: 6443 COCA: 5985

sanctuary

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Related topics: Religion, Buildings, Christianity
sanc·tu·a·ry /ˈsæŋktʃuəri, -tʃəri $ -tʃueri/ ●○○ noun (plural sanctuaries)  
1  [countableC]HBADLO an area for birds or animals where they are protected and cannot be hunted 鸟兽保护区，禁猎区 SYN refuge
bird/wildlife etc sanctuary
 The park is the largest wildlife sanctuary in the US.
这座公园是美国最大的野生生物保护区。
sanctuary for
 a sanctuary for tigers
虎类禁猎区
2  [countableC, uncountableU]SAFE a peaceful place that is safe and provides protection, especially for people who are in danger 庇护所，避难所 SYN refuge
find/seek sanctuary
 Fleeing refugees found sanctuary in Geneva.
出逃的难民在日内瓦找到了避难所。
sanctuary for
 a sanctuary for battered women
受虐待妇女的庇护所
3. [countableC]RRTBB the part of a religious building that is considered to be the most holy 〔教堂内的〕圣坛
4. [countableC] American EnglishAmETB the room in a religious building where religious services take place 〔进行宗教活动的〕殿堂，圣所
5. [uncountableU]RRC the right that people had under Christian law, especially in the past, to be protected from police, soldiers etc by staying in a church 〔旧时教堂的〕庇护权〔指根据基督教教规，在教堂里的人有权不受警察或军人等的逮捕〕
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sanctuary• I thought of my bedroom as a sanctuary.• The Church should be a sanctuary for the oppressed.• So school becomes a sanctuary, a haven of stability, hot food and teachers who care.• The center is a sanctuary for battered women.• After 20 calls to animal sanctuaries a person who would foster Holly was found, so that the woman could have her operation.• Even if she left the dubious sanctuary of the car she had no clue to the best direction in which to seek help.• It is a society with few sanctuaries when protectors turn upon you.• But the mountains are more than sanctuaries.• Behind them all walked Bishop Corrada, who sat in the sanctuary, solemn and stone-faced, throughout the liturgy.• My insight into this came at the Ranthambhor tiger sanctuary in Rajasthan.
bird/wildlife etc sanctuary• It is used by fishermen and is designated a bird sanctuary.• Perhaps the only way of getting a picture would be to take one in a bird sanctuary.• Today, the site at Amchitka in the Aleutian Islands is a bird sanctuary.• Read in studio A wildlife sanctuary has appointed it's first resident artist.• A wildlife sanctuary is releasing eight of the animals into a special protected set.• A number of bird sanctuaries were seriously affected by the spill.• At the wildlife sanctuary in Caerlaverock you can see natterjack toads, and in winter flocks of geese arrive.• Nearby is the Heritage Museum of local history and the Wildfowl Trust bird sanctuary.
find/seek sanctuary• But word also had it that he was up in Abra, seeking sanctuary from the government at a church.• How did she know that she could find sanctuary in the familiar and the ordinary?• He had instructed Simon to wait, and had sought sanctuary in the corner of the Chamber.• Hundreds of civilians have sought sanctuary at churches and embassies.• After a few hundred yards, he sought sanctuary in a nearby house.• Where monks sat in quiet contemplation, guests now seek sanctuary from the city's bustle amid lush palms and ivy.• She found sanctuary in this remote place where she stayed alone for fifteen years.• They fled with their father by ship to Argos, where they found sanctuary.• Like you, I intend to seek sanctuary with Resenence Jeopardy.
Origin sanctuary
(1300-1400) Old French sainctuarie, from Late Latin sanctuarium, from Latin sanctus; → SAINT
sanc·tu·a·ry noun
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TOEFL BNC: 6443 COCA: 5985
sanctuary

noun¹

 1safety and protection庇護VERB + SANCTUARY | PREPOSITION VERB + SANCTUARY➤seek尋求庇護◇Thousands of refugees have sought sanctuary over the border.數千名難民越境尋求庇護。➤find, take找到庇護所；避難◇In former times, criminals could take sanctuary inside a church.舊時歲月裏，罪犯可以躲進教堂避難。➤leave離開避難所◇He was reluctant to leave the sanctuary of his bedroom.他不願離開帶給他安全感的卧室。➤provide提供庇護▸➤give sb, offer (sb)給予某人庇護；（向某人）提供保護PREPOSITION➤sanctuary from躲避⋯◇It had been built as a sanctuary from World War II bombs.這是二戰時為躲避轟炸而建的。➤sanctuary of⋯的庇護◇She retreated swiftly to the sanctuary of her room.她迅速躲進了房間。
sanctuary

noun²

 2area for wild birds, animals, etc.保護區ADJECTIVE➤animal, bird, marine, wildlife動物／鳥類／海洋生物／野生動物保護區
TOEFL BNC: 6443 COCA: 5985
sanctuary noun
⇨ church (the sanctuary where the priest stood at the altar) ⇨ refuge (a wildlife sanctuary) ⇨ shelter (take sanctuary)
TOEFL BNC: 6443 COCA: 5985
sanctuary
The practice or process of protecting: protection, sanctuary, safekeeping...
Places to hide and places to hide things: hiding place, hideaway, retreat...
Environmental issues: anthropogenic, biodegradable, biohazard...
Zoos and safari parks: captivity, dolphinarium, game reserve...
Rooms and areas in religious buildings: apse, cell, chancel...

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