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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。
Extra ExamplesTopics Dangerc1, Social issuesc1The 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- safe
- temporary
- wildlife
- …
- take
- look for
- seek
- …
- refuge against
- refuge from
- a place of refuge
- [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。
Extra Examplesa 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- safe
- temporary
- wildlife
- …
- take
- look for
- seek
- …
- refuge against
- refuge from
- a place of refuge
- [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。
Extra ExamplesTopics Houses and homesc1Many 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。
- (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）
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from Latin refugium, from Latin re- ‘back’ + fugere ‘flee’.