refuge
noun /ˈrefjuːdʒ/
/ˈrefjuːdʒ/
- [uncountable] shelter or protection from danger, trouble, etc.
庇护；避难 - A further 300 people have taken refuge in the US embassy.
又有 300 人在美国大使馆避难。 - The region was a place of refuge for outlaws and bandits.
该地区是歹徒和土匪的避难所。 - refuge from somebody/something They were forced to seek refuge from the fighting.
他们被迫寻求庇护，以躲避战争。 - As the situation at home got worse she increasingly took refuge in her work.
随着家庭情况的恶化，她越来越在工作中寻求慰藉。
Topics Dangerc1, Social issuesc1- The cave provided refuge from the storm.
山洞遮蔽了暴风雨。 - They found refuge from the bright sun.
他们找到了遮挡刺眼阳光的地方。 - They sought refuge in the mountain villages.
他们到山村里寻找避难所。 - A further 300 people have taken refuge in the embassy.
又有300人来到大使馆避难。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- safe
- temporary
- wildlife
- …
- take
- look for
- seek
- …
- refuge against
- refuge from
- a place of refuge
- A further 300 people have taken refuge in the US embassy.
- [countable] a place, person or thing that provides shelter or protection for somebody/something
避难所；庇护者；慰藉 - The marshes are a wetland refuge for seabirds, waders and wild fowl.
那片沼泽是海鸟、涉禽和野禽的湿地藏身处。 - refuge from somebody/something He regarded the room as a refuge from the outside world.
他把这个屋子当作是逃避外界的避难所。
- a town that became a refuge for a number of dissident artists
成为许多持不同政见艺术家的避难所的小镇 - They looked to the country as the last refuge of liberty.
他们把那个国家看作是自由的最后庇护所。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- safe
- temporary
- wildlife
- …
- take
- look for
- seek
- …
- refuge against
- refuge from
- a place of refuge
- The marshes are a wetland refuge for seabirds, waders and wild fowl.
- [countable] a building that provides a temporary home for people in need of shelter or protection from somebody/something
收容所；避难所 - The best option for a female victim of domestic abuse is to contact a women's refuge.
对受到家庭暴力伤害的女性而言，最佳的做法是联系妇女救助中心。 - During the great fire of 1871 the church served as a refuge for the homeless.
在1871年的大火中，这座教堂成了无家可归者的避难所。
Topics Houses and homesc1- Many children consider the facility a welcome refuge.
许多孩子把这个地方当作一个受欢迎的庇护所。 - a monk living in a mountain refuge
住在山间小屋的僧人 - They were hoping to find a safe refuge for the night.
他们希望找个安全的地方过夜。
- The best option for a female victim of domestic abuse is to contact a women's refuge.
- (also island (both British English), traffic island British and North American English)an area in the middle of a road where you can stand and wait for cars to go past until it is safe for you to cross
安全岛（供行人避让车辆）
词源late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin refugium, from Latin re- ‘back’ + fugere ‘flee’.