asylum
US
UK asylum n: (law: refuge) (法律：逃难)
SC 避难，难民收容 bì nàn ，nàn mín shōu róng
SC 政治庇护 zhèng zhì bì hù(政治迫害)
Hundreds of people claim political asylum at airports every day.
asylum n: (place of sanctuary)
SC 避难所 bì nàn suǒ
TC 避難所
TC 避難所
SC 庇护所 bì nàn suǒ，bì hù suǒ
SC 收容所 bì nàn suǒ，shōu róng suǒ
The church has become an asylum for those fleeing the fighting.
asylum n: historical (psychiatric institution) (旧时用语)
SC 精神病院 jīng shén bìng yuàn
He spent the last years of his life in an asylum.
asylum seeker n: (person seeking refugee status) (因为政治、宗教等原因)
SC 寻求避难者，寻求庇护者
insane asylum n: archaic (psychiatric hospital) (古语)
SC 精神病院 jīng shén bìng yuàn
Jack was sent to an insane asylum.
lunatic asylum n: historical (psychiatric hospital) (现已废弃)
SC 精神病院，疗养院 jīng shén bìng yuàn，liáo yǎng yuàn
TC 療養院
TC 療養院
In the past, lunatic asylums were often located far away from towns.
political asylum n: (law: protection)
SC 政治庇护，政治避难 zhèng zhì bì hù
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