bolthole

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So in relationship, Cancer, the most nurturesome sign of the zodiac, seeks a secure nest, or bolthole.
所以在人情关系上，巨蟹是十二宫中最具滋养特征的星座，寻求安全的巢穴或避风港。
Buyers from Asia and the Middle East are said to be keen to secure an investment (or a bolthole) in west London.
据说来自亚洲和中东的买家迫切希望确保在伦敦西部的投资（或避风港）安全。
How badly the euro’s standing would be hurt by a default would depend on the state of public finances elsewhere: if America were struggling too, the dollar might not seem an attractive bolthole.
欧元的身份将受到违约怎样的伤害将依赖于这个地区别处的公共财政：如果美国也不断努力，美元可能不会成为有吸引力了避风港。

It may make the place a useful bolthole in some 5 billion years' time.
ECONOMIST: Is there anybody out there?
If the Swiss were unable to stand the pressure of being a currency bolthole, why should other countries be able to do so?
ECONOMIST: The terrible temptation to depreciate
On the other hand, it seems sensible for investors to have an alternative bolthole to gold, an asset that delivers no yield at all, is very difficult to value, has risen sixfold from its 2001 low and which attracts the kind of public enthusiasm that has marked bubbles in other assets.
ECONOMIST: Buttonwood: Swiss gold

a place that you can go to when you want to get away from your usual life and escape from other people