单词	sanctuary
释义	sanctuarysanc‧tu‧a‧ry /ˈsæŋktʃuəri, -tʃəri $ -tʃueri/ ●○○ noun (plural sanctuaries) Word Origin WORD ORIGINsanctuary Origin: 1300-1400 Old French sainctuarie, from Late Latin sanctuarium, from Latin sanctus; ➔ SAINT Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES I thought of my bedroom as a sanctuary. The center is a sanctuary for battered women. The Church should be a sanctuary for the oppressed. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS After 20 calls to animal sanctuaries a person who would foster Holly was found, so that the woman could have her operation. Behind them all walked Bishop Corrada, who sat in the sanctuary, solemn and stone-faced, throughout the liturgy. But the mountains are more than sanctuaries. 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. My insight into this came at the Ranthambhor tiger sanctuary in Rajasthan. So school becomes a sanctuary, a haven of stability, hot food and teachers who care. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatora safe place► safe · We want the streets to be safe for our children.in a safe place · Keep the receipt in a safe place.from/at a safe distance (=far enough away from something dangerous) · Mothers held on to their children tightly, letting them watch the fireworks from a safe distance.(at) a safe distance from something · Hiding in the hedge a safe distance from the truck, she waited for the man to appear. ► be out of harm's way if someone or something is out of harm's way , they are in a place where they cannot be hurt or damaged: · She put the glass vases on the top shelf, out of harm's way.well out of harm's way: · The device sends the fish to the bottom of the pond, well out of harm's way. ► safety a place where you are safe from danger: reach safety: · By the time the men reached safety, they were exhausted and half starved.the safety of something: · She rushed back to the safety of her own house.carry/lead/take somebody to safety: · The firefighters carried the children to safety.· A film cameraman was airlifted to safety yesterday after being trapped inside a volcano for two days. ► refuge a place where you can go in order to escape from a dangerous or unpleasant situation: refuge from: · The basement provided us with a refuge from the fighting.refuge for: · The Allies are being asked to provide more refuges for those fleeing the fighting.place of refuge: · Zurich's importance as a business centre grew, as did its reputation as a place of refuge.take refuge (=go somewhere that is safe): · During the flooding, people took refuge in the hills.seek refuge from something (=try to find a safe place, to escape from a dangerous situation): · Thousands of families came here seeking refuge from the civil war. ► haven a peaceful place where people go in order to escape from danger or suffering, and where they feel very safe: haven for: · She finally found a place to escape to, a small haven for herself and her daughter.· The church is a haven of peace in one of London's busiest areas.safe haven (=a safe place): · The massacre took place in what was supposed to be a UN safe haven. ► sanctuary a peaceful place that is safe and provides protection, especially for people who are in danger: · I thought of my bedroom as a sanctuary.· The Church should be a sanctuary for the oppressed. WORD SETS► Buildings adjoin, verbalcove, nounantechamber, nounanteroom, nounapartment block, nounapse, nounarcade, nounart gallery, nounatrium, nounattic, nounauditorium, nounawning, nounback door, nounback-to-back, nounbailey, nounbalcony, nounbalustrade, nounbanister, nounbarn, nounbasilica, nounbastion, nounbay window, nounblock, nounbrownstone, nounbungalow, nounbunkhouse, nounbyre, nouncabin, nouncampanile, nouncanteen, nouncarport, nouncasement, nouncastle, nounceiling, nouncellar, nouncentre, nounchalet, nounchamber, nounchancel, nounchanging room, nounchateau, nounchimney, nounchimney breast, nounchimney pot, nounchimney stack, nouncladding, nounclerk of works, nouncloakroom, nouncloister, nounclubhouse, nouncoatroom, nouncocktail lounge, nouncolonnade, nouncolumn, nouncommon room, nouncomplex, nouncompound, nounconcourse, nouncondominium, nounconservatory, nounconvent, nouncoping, nouncornerstone, nouncorn exchange, nouncorridor, nouncottage, nouncountry house, nouncountry seat, nouncourthouse, nouncowshed, noundado, noundance hall, noundetached, adjectivedoor, noundoorpost, noundormer, nounedifice, nounentry, nounentryway, nounestate, nounestate agent, nounextension, nouneyrie, nounfacade, nounfallout shelter, nounfamily room, nounfarmhouse, nounfire door, nounfire escape, nounfire station, nounfitment, nounfixture, nounflatlet, nounflight, nounfloor, nounfolly, nounforecourt, nounfort, nounfortress, nounfoyer, nounfrontage, nounfront room, nounfuneral home, noungable, noungabled, adjectivegargoyle, noungrandstand, noungrange, noungranny flat, noungrille, nounground floor, nounguardhouse, nounguesthouse, nounguildhall, noungutter, nounguttering, noungym, noungymnasium, nounhabitation, nounhall, nounhallway, nounhatch, nounhatchway, nounhayloft, nounhealth centre, nounhigh-rise, adjectivehospice, nounhospital, nounlaboratory, nounlanding, nounleaded lights, nounlean-to, nounledge, nounlightning conductor, nounlintel, nounlobby, nounlodge, nounloft, nounlog cabin, nounlounge, nounlouvre, nounmaisonette, nounmezzanine, nounmilking parlour, nounmoving staircase, nounmullion, nounnave, nounniche, nounoast house, nounobelisk, nounoffice building, nounoratory, nounoutbuilding, nounouthouse, nounoverhang, nounparapet, nounparty wall, nounpediment, nounpenthouse, nounperistyle, nounpicture window, nounpilaster, nounpillar, nounpinnacle, nounplatform, nounplumber, nounplumbing, nounpodium, nounpoint, verbPortakabin, nounpotting shed, nounpresbytery, nounpress gallery, nounprivy, nounpublic convenience, nounpyramid, nounrafter, nounrail, nounrampart, nounribbon development, nounrotunda, nounsanctuary, nounschoolhouse, nounscience park, nounsepulchre, nounservice charge, nounshack, nounshed, nounshop front, nounskylight, nounskyscraper, nounsliding door, nounsmokestack, nounsmoking room, nounspiral staircase, nounspire, nounsports centre, nounstack, nounstadium, nounstair, nounstaircase, nounstairway, nounstairwell, nounstall, nounstately home, nounstateroom, nounstation, nounsteeple, nounstep, nounstonework, nounstoop, nounstoreroom, nounstorm cellar, nounstory, nounstudio, nountenement, nountepee, nounterrace, nountheatre, nountoilet, nountool shed, nountower block, nountown hall, nountownhouse, nountransept, nountransom, nountrapdoor, nountreasury, nounturret, nounvault, nounvaulted, adjectivevaulting, nounventilator, nounvestibule, nounvilla, nounwalkway, nounwall, nounwatchtower, nounwater tower, nounweatherboard, nounwedding chapel, nounwing, nounwoodshed, nounworkhouse, nounworkroom, nounworkshop, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► bird/wildlife etc sanctuary  The park is the largest wildlife sanctuary in the US. ► find/seek sanctuary  Fleeing refugees found sanctuary in Geneva. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► great · They were thus especially suitable to guard sacred relics and great sanctuaries. ► new · A new sanctuary had been built.· The new sanctuary has been set up on dry prairie land south of Lac Leman. NOUN► bird · It is used by fishermen and is designated a bird sanctuary.· Nearby is the Heritage Museum of local history and the Wildfowl Trust 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.· A number of bird sanctuaries were seriously affected by the spill.· You can take a boat trip along the coast to Lundy Island, the famous bird sanctuary.· Read in studio Thieves have stolen seventeen rare parrots from a bird sanctuary. ► wildlife · 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.· At the wildlife sanctuary in Caerlaverock you can see natterjack toads, and in winter flocks of geese arrive. VERB► find · Joan found the transition from sanctuary to Tower wholly satisfactory.· They fled with their father by ship to Argos, where they found sanctuary.· How did she know that she could find sanctuary in the familiar and the ordinary?· She found sanctuary in this remote place where she stayed alone for fifteen years.· He found sanctuary in the Priory church. ► leave · Even if she left the dubious sanctuary of the car she had no clue to the best direction in which to seek help.· It was necessary, she told her persuasively, that she leave sanctuary for the time being.· Now tell them firmly to leave your inner sanctuary.· Heaving his body up to his feet he left his cool sanctuary and ambled over towards them. ► seek · Like you, I intend to seek sanctuary with Resenence Jeopardy.· But word also had it that he was up in Abra, seeking sanctuary from the government at a church.· After a few hundred yards, he sought sanctuary in a nearby house.· He had instructed Simon to wait, and had sought sanctuary in the corner of the Chamber.· Where monks sat in quiet contemplation, guests now seek sanctuary from the city's bustle amid lush palms and ivy.· Nor did he seek sanctuary in numbers.· Suchinda had resigned on May 24 and had subsequently sought sanctuary in a military barracks in Bangkok, the capital.· Would a person like Crevecoeur be so desperate as to seek sanctuary in such a place? 1[countable] an area for birds or animals where they are protected and cannot be hunted SYN  refugebird/wildlife etc sanctuary The park is the largest wildlife sanctuary in the US.sanctuary for a sanctuary for tigers2[countable, uncountable] a peaceful place that is safe and provides protection, especially for people who are in danger SYN  refugefind/seek sanctuary Fleeing refugees found sanctuary in Geneva.sanctuary for a sanctuary for battered women3[countable] the part of a religious building that is considered to be the most holy4[countable] American English the room in a religious building where religious services take place5[uncountable] the right that people had under Christian law, especially in the past, to be protected from police, soldiers etc by staying in a church
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