| 单词 | asylum |
| 释义 | asylum 1.【政】(in foreign country)避难；庇护 He applied for asylum in 1987 after fleeing the police back home.1987年他在逃脱本国警察追捕后, 就申请了政治避难。 to seek political asylum寻求政治避难 a group of refugees seeking political asylum in Australia一群在澳大利亚寻求政治避难的难民 to claim asylum要求避难 She would try to find a Canadian embassy and claim asylum.她会试图找一个加拿大使馆寻求避难。 to claim political asylum要求政治避难 to give sb asylum为某人提供避难 The government gave asylum to the refugees.政府为难民提供避难。 to give sb political asylum为某人提供政治避难 to grant sb asylum给予某人避难权 The United Nations is urging countries to grant asylum to fleeing Haitian refugees.联合国敦促各国给予逃亡的海地难民避难权。 to grant sb political asylum给予政治避难权 2.(in church, etc.)(尤指旧时教会为罪犯等提供的)避难所, 庇护所 The men begged the priest to give them asylum.这些人乞求牧师为他们提供避难所。 3.(place of refuge)庇护所；救济处 The workhouse was seen as an asylum for the poor.济贫院被视为穷人的庇护所。 4.<过时>(for mentally ill)救济院；(尤指)精神病院 These men came and took me to an asylum.这些人来了后把我带到了一家精神病院。 See alsolunatic asylum |
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