haven

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ha·ven /ˈheɪvən/ noun [countable] SAFEa place where people or animals can live peacefully or go to in order to be safe 安全地；避难所 → sanctuaryhaven for The riverbanks are a haven for wildlife. 河的两岸是野生动植物的乐土。 St Ives is a haven for artists. 圣艾夫斯，艺术家和嬉皮士的天堂a haven of peace/tranquillity/calm In the middle of the city, this garden is a haven of tranquillity. 在市中心，这座花园是一处宁静之地。 → safe haven , tax haven

Examples from the Corpus

haven• The church is a haven of peace in one of London's busiest areas.• The airport chapel offers a haven of peace only metres away from the bustle of the departure lounge.• Inside the walls it is still, today, a haven of pilgrimage and peace.• For these the primary schools provided a gentle haven before they transferred to the local secondary modern school.• Today this forgotten rural haven comes to life again in several delightful ways.• More and more people are swapping their suburban house for a peaceful rural haven.• The massacre took place in what was supposed to be a UN safe haven.• She finally found a place to escape to, a small haven for herself and her daughter.a haven of peace/tranquillity/calm• And maybe it's also a haven of peace, after the embattled years.• It felt like quite a haven of peace in comparison to Bamford.• This is a part of St Tropez that has managed to remain a haven of peace.Origin haven Old English hæfen

ha·ven nounChineseSyllable

can people or peacefully Corpus animals or a live place where

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ha‧ven /ˈheɪvən/