asylum
英 [əˈsaɪləm]
美 [əˈsaɪləm]
n. (政治)庇护，避难; 精神病院
复数：asylums
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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- to seek/apply for/be granted asylum
寻求 / 申请 / 获准政治避难 - 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。
- to seek/apply for/be granted asylum
- 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.- 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。
- He applied for asylum in 1987 after fleeing the police back home.
- 精神病院
Anasylumis a psychiatric hospital.
英英释义
noun
- a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person
- a shelter from danger or hardship