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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌsafe ˈhouse noun [countable]  DHHSAFEa house where someone can hide and be protected. Safe houses are used especially by criminals hiding from the police, or by people who are being protected by the police. 〔尤指罪犯或受警方保护的人使用的〕安全屋,安全藏身处
Examples from the Corpus
safe houseShe was placed in a safe house but later returned to the coven of her own free will.It was a safe house in a bad area at a bad time.It was logical really that I should be brought from my anonymous safe house to the Hezbollah's Hay Madi barracks.And the finest safe house on the road back to Ireland.We returned to the safe house for dinner with most of our theories shattered.
ˌsafe ˈhouse nounChineseSyllable
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safe house
ˌsafe ˈhouse noun [countable]
a house where someone can hide and be protected. Safe houses are used especially by criminals hiding from the police, or by people who are being protected by the police.


safe houseBrE /ˈseɪf haʊs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈseɪf haʊs/ 🔊 nouna house used by people who are hiding, for example by criminals hiding from the police, or by people who are being protected by the police from other people who may wish to harm them (罪犯藏匿或警方保护人藏身等的)藏身处,安全屋