sanctuary
n
1 [C]
sacred place, eg a church, temple or mosque 圣所, 圣地(如教堂、 庙宇或回教寺院).
2 [C]
(a) chancel of a church 圣坛.
(b) (esp US) room where general religious services are held 圣堂.
3
(a) [C] sacred place where sb is protected from people wishing to arrest or attack him (为受逮捕、 攻击威胁的人提供的)庇护所
The fleeing rebels found a sanctuary in the nearby church. 叛乱後逃跑的人躲入附近教堂寻求庇护.
(b) [U] (the right to offer) such protection 庇护; (为他人提供的)庇护权
claim/seek/take/be offered sanctuary 要求[寻求/接受/受到]庇护.
4 [C] any place where refuge is provided 避难所
Our country is a sanctuary for political refugees from all over the world. 我国是全世界政治难民的避难所.
5 [C] area where birds and wild animals are protected from hunters, etc and are encouraged to breed 禁猎区; 鸟兽保护区
a `bird sanctuary 鸟类禁猎区.
Kristy had believed her brother was right from the beginning.
克里斯蒂一开始便相信她哥哥是正确的。
Perhaps the most extraordinary building of the nineteeth century was the Crystal Palace, which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851.