bolthole

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So in relationship, Cancer, the most nurturesome sign of the zodiac, seeks a secure nest, or bolthole.
所以在人情關系上，巨蟹是十二宮中最具滋養特征的星座，尋求安全的巢穴或避風港。
Buyers from Asia and the Middle East are said to be keen to secure an investment (or a bolthole) in west London.
據說來自亞洲和中東的買家迫切希望確保在倫敦西部的投資（或避風港）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.
歐元的身份將受到違約怎樣的傷害將依賴於這個地區別処的公共財政：如果美國也不斷努力，美元可能不會成爲有吸引力了避風港。

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