Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #6866
haven
避难所，安全的地方
a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
- 1.
A safe place.
安全的地方
- 2.
A peaceful or tranquil place.
宁静的地方
- 3.
A certain type of function on sets of vertices in an undirected graph, able to be used by an evader to win a pursuit-evasion game on the graph.
在无向图中用于逃避追捕游戏的顶点集合上的某种函数
安全的地方；宁静的地方；在无向图中用于逃避追捕游戏的顶点集合上的某种函数；港；避难所
In use
After a long storm, the ship finally found a safe haven in the harbor.
The national park serves as a haven for many endangered species.
Reading books is my personal haven from the stress of everyday life.
a haven for [noun phrase]
The park is a haven for wildlife.
这个公园是野生动物的避风港。
a haven from [noun phrase]
The library offers a haven from the city noise.
图书馆提供了一个远离城市喧嚣的避难所。
find/seek a haven
Connections
Collocations
- safe haven
- 安全避难所
- The park is a safe haven for wildlife.这个公园是野生动物的安全避难所。
- tax haven
- 避税天堂
- Some companies use offshore accounts as tax havens.一些公司利用离岸账户作为避税天堂。
- haven for refugees
- 难民避难所
- The country has long been a haven for refugees.这个国家长期以来一直是难民的避难所。
- haven from the storm
- 躲避暴风雨的港湾
- The cabin provided a haven from the storm.小屋提供了一个躲避暴风雨的港湾。
Idioms & figurative uses
- safe haven
- 安全港，避难所The park provided a safe haven for children to play.这个公园为孩子们提供了一个安全的玩耍场所。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Haven 读音似'海稳', 海港般安稳的避难所.
Context & Register
中性，多用于指安全的港湾或避难所，也可用于比喻。
Grammar Note
常与for连用，表示'...的避难所'
Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words rhyme with 'haven' (stressed vowel /eɪ/ following /vən/). Note that 'heaven' (/ˈhevən/) looks similar but does not rhyme because its stressed vowel is /ɛ/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.