safe haven star1 (safehavens)

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  N-COUNT（可数名词） If part of a country is declared a safe haven, people who need to escape from a dangerous situation such as a war can go there and be protected. (躲避战争等危险活动的) 安全区

  例：

  Countries overwhelmed by the human tide of refugees want safe havens set up at once.

  那些被难民潮席卷的国家想要立即建立安全区。

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  N-UNCOUNT（不可数名词） If a country provides safe haven for people from another country who have been in danger, it allows them to stay there under its official protection. 避难所 [美国英语]

  例：

  Some Democrats support granting the Haitians temporary safe haven in the U.S.

  一些民主党人支持为海地人提供在美国的临时避难所。

• 3.  

  N-COUNT（可数名词） A safe haven is a place, a situation, or an activity which provides people with an opportunity to escape from things that they find unpleasant or worrying. 避风港

  例：

  ...the idea of the family as a safe haven from the brutal outside world.

  …把家庭当作避风港、摆脱残酷尘世的观念。