hav·en
noun/ˈheɪvn/
/ˈheɪvn/
- a place that is safe and peaceful where people or animals are protected
安全的地方;保护区;避难所 - The hotel is a haven of peace and tranquillity.
这家旅馆是一个安宁的去处。 - The river banks are a haven for wildlife.
河的两岸是野生动物的乐土。 - The camp offers a haven to refugees.
该营地为难民提供了避难所。 - This house is a haven of peace compared with ours.
和我们家相比,这所房子是一个宁静的去处。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- safe
- tax
- wildlife
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- create
- offer (somebody)
- provide (somebody with)
- …
- in a/the haven
- haven for
- haven of
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Word Originlate Old English hæfen, from Old Norse hǫfn; related to Dutch haven, German Hafen ‘harbour’. - The hotel is a haven of peace and tranquillity.