safe haven

1. N-COUNT 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. (躲避戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)等危險(xiǎn)活動(dòng)的) 安全區(qū)

Countries overwhelmed by the human tide of refugees want safe havens set up at once. 那些被難民潮席卷的國(guó)家想要立即建立安全區(qū)。

2. N-UNCOUNT 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. 避難所[美國(guó)英語(yǔ)]

Some Democrats support granting the Haitians temporary safe haven in the U.S. 一些民主黨人支持為海地人提供在美國(guó)的臨時(shí)避難所。

3. N-COUNT 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. 避風(fēng)港

...the idea of the family as a safe haven from the brutal outside world. …把家庭當(dāng)作避風(fēng)港、擺脫殘酷塵世的觀念。