1. | [u] 庇护;避难shelter or protection from danger, trouble, etc. |
A further 300 people have taken refuge in the US embassy. 又有 300 人在美国大使馆避难。 | |
They were forced to seek refuge from the fighting. 他们被迫寻求庇护,以躲避战争。 | |
a place of refuge 避难所 | |
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。 |
2. | [c] ~ (from sb/sth) 避难所;庇护者;慰藉a place, person or thing that provides shelter or protection for sb/sth |
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 wetland refuge for birds 湿地鸟类保护区 |
3. | [c] 收容所;避难所a building that provides a temporary home for people in need of shelter or protection from sb/sth |
a women's refuge 妇女收容所 | |
a refuge for the homeless 无家可归者的收容所 |