asylum

• 指国家给予因受迫害或危险而离开本国的人的保护和庇护；也指提供这种保护的场所或机构。

A noun referring to protection granted by a country to someone who has fled their home country due to persecution or danger.

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1. Protection for refugeesB2formal

   Protection granted by a country to someone who has fled their home country due to persecution or danger.

   庇护

   • The refugee applied for political asylum in Canada.
   • The government granted asylum to the family fleeing the war.
   • Many people seek asylum from oppressive regimes.

   同义词protectionrefugesanctuaryshelter

2. Historical institutionB2formalbritish

   An old term for a hospital for the mentally ill or a place of refuge for the destitute.

   收容所

   • The old asylum was closed down in the 1980s.
   • He was committed to a lunatic asylum in the 19th century.
   • The building was originally an orphan asylum.

   同义词bedlammadhousemental hospitalpoorhouserefugeshelterworkhouse