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| 1 | U the right to stay in a country , given by a government to protect someone who has escaped from war or political trouble in their own country 避难（权）；政治庇护（权） |
| seek asylum More than half a million people sought asylum in Europe last year. 去年有50多万人来到欧洲寻求避难。 |
| political asylum The number of refugees seeking political asylum has risen recently. 寻求政治庇护的难民人数最近有所增长。 |
| grant sb asylum Of the 1,000 refugees that initially came here, only 50 were granted asylum. 最初来到这里的1000名难民中，只有50人获得了避难权。 |
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| 2 | C old-fashioned a mental hospital (= a hospital for people with mental illnesses) 精神病院 |
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