sanctuary
n. 避难权,庇护;避难所,庇护所;动物保护区,禁猎区;(某种受伤或遭遗弃动物的)收养所;宗教圣所,圣殿;(教堂内的)圣坛
复数 sanctuaries
例句
The church became a sanctuary for the refugees.
教堂成为这些难民的庇护所。
《牛津词典》
His church became a sanctuary for thousands of people who fled the civil war.
他的教堂成了数千逃避内战的人们的一个避难所。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
Palau also established the world's first shark sanctuary in 2009.
2009年,帕劳还建立了世界上第一个鲨鱼保护区。