refuge
n
1 [C, U] ~ (from sb/sth) (place giving) shelter or protection from danger, trouble, pursuit, etc 避难(处); 庇护(所)
a place of refuge 避难处
seek refuge from the storm 躲避暴风雨
take refuge in the cellar 在地下室里避难
a refuge (eg a safe house) for battered wives, alcoholics, etc 遭受殴打的 妻子、 酗酒者等的藏身处
(fig 比喻) For her, poetry is a refuge from the world. 她把诗歌当作逃避现实的慰藉物.
2 [C] (Brit) = traffic island (traffic).
🎯 考研助记
拒绝(refuse)鸡(g)进入 避难所
🔁 扩展释义
*['refju:dʒ]n. 避难所, 安全地带, 避难, 庇护vi. 躲避vt. 给予...庇护【法】 安全, 保护, 避难处相关词组: give refuge to sb
He could hear their crying, also children's voices.
他可以听到妇女们的哭声,还有孩子们的声音。
For his lifentime's work in studying the communication of animals, including honey bees, Professor Karl von Frisch was given a Nobel Prize in 1973, which he shared with two other scientists. He died in 1982.