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asylum

英 [əˈsaɪləm]

美 [əˈsaɪləm]

n.  (政治)庇护,避难; 精神病院

复数:asylums 

IELTSGRETEM8医学

Collins.2 / BNC.5764 / COCA.7774

同义词辨析

shelterasylumcoverhavenrefuge【导航词义:避难所】

sheltern. 避难所,庇护所
〔辨析〕
通常指临时用来躲避自然界风雨、人为灾难或为某人提供帮助的场所。
〔例证〕
The soldiers built a shelter from a few pieces of wood.
士兵们用一些木条搭了一个窝棚。
It's a shelter for battered women.
那是一个受虐待妇女的庇护所。
Some volunteers worked in the animal shelter.
一些志愿者在那个动物收容处工作。
asylumn. (政治)避难
〔辨析〕
指他国政府提供的政治庇护。
〔例证〕
He was granted asylum in Germany.
他在德国得到政治庇护。
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。
covern. 躲避处,掩蔽处
〔辨析〕
指用来躲避袭击、恶劣天气等的场所。
〔例证〕
He was forced to take cover in a barn.
他只得躲在谷仓里。
She was shot in the shoulder as she ran for cover.
她跑去寻找躲避处时被击中了肩部。
havenn. 避难所,安全地
〔辨析〕
指人、动物能够安全而平静地生活的地方。
〔例证〕
A happy family is a haven.
幸福的家庭是一座避风港。
The small woods are a haven for birds.
小树林是鸟儿的乐园。
This studio is a haven for artists and hippies.
这个工作室是艺术家和嬉皮士的安乐窝。
refugen. 避难处,庇护所
〔辨析〕
指躲避危险、自然灾害等的地方。
〔例证〕
a wildlife refuge
野生动物保护区
a refuge for battered wives
受虐妻子的庇护所
The tourists were seeking refuge from the storm.
游客们在寻找躲避暴风雨的地方。

牛津词典

    noun

    • (政治)庇护,避难
      protection that a government gives to people who have left their own country, usually because they were in danger for political reasons
      1. to seek/apply for/be granted asylum
        寻求 / 申请 / 获准政治避难
      2. There was a nationwide debate on whether the asylum laws should be changed.
        对是否应该修改政治避难法展开了一场全国性的大辩论。
    • 精神病院
      a hospital where people who were mentally ill could be cared for, often for a long time

      柯林斯词典

      • N-UNCOUNT (通常指政治)庇护,避难
        If a government gives a person from another countryasylum, they allow them to stay, usually because they are unable to return home safely for political reasons.
        1. He applied for asylum in 1987 after fleeing the police back home.
          1987年他在本国逃脱警察追捕后,就申请了政治庇护。
      • 精神病院
        Anasylumis a psychiatric hospital.

        英英释义

        noun

        双语例句

        • Ecuador however, rose to stand and defend the human right to seek asylum.
          然而厄瓜多尔却挺身而出,维护了了我寻求庇护的权利。
        • France had agreed to his request for political asylum
          法国已经同意了他寻求政治庇护的请求。
        • She asked for political asylum in this country and was refused.
          她要求在这个国家政治避难,但遭到拒绝。
        • Having sought asylum in the West for many years, they were eventually granted it.
          他们获得了在西方以寻求多年的避难权。
        • Spain has recalled its Ambassador after a row over refugees seeking asylum at the embassy
          在对难民到使馆寻求庇护一事产生严重分歧后,西班牙召回了其大使。
        • Fewer than 7% of asylum seekers are accepted as political refugees.
          寻求避难者中有不到7%的人被视作政治难民。
        • Fewer than 10 percent of applicants are granted political asylum by German courts.
          申请政治庇护者中,只有不到10%获得了德国法庭批准。
        • The Home Office said at that time that it was minded to reject his application for political asylum
          那时候内政部称其准备驳回他的政治避难申请。
        • Germany's asylum law is a relic of an era in European history which has passed
          德国的收容法是欧洲历史上一个已逝去时期的遗留产物。
        • Their applications for political asylum were rejected and they now face deportation.
          他们申请政治避难遭拒绝,现在面临着被驱逐出境。