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asylum
noun
uk /əˈsaɪ.ləm/ us /əˈsaɪ.ləm/
asylumnoun (PROTECTION)
[ U ]
protection or safety, especially that given by a government to people who have been forced to leave their own countries for their safety or because of war: （尤指政治）避难，庇护
to seek/apply for political asylum寻求／申请政治避难
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Protection and protectors
adopt
adoptable
aegis
anti-shark
anti-skid
chaperone
cybersecurity
defence mechanism
den mother
doorkeeper
elder care
preservationist
rewilding
ring-fence
safe space
safeguarding
safekeeping
weatherstripping
white knight
witness protection
asylumnoun (HOSPITAL)
[ C ]old use
a hospital for people with mental illnesses: 精神病院
a lunatic asylum精神病院
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Medical places & organizations
A & E
accident and emergency
aid station
biotech
birth centre
consulting room
delivery room
detoxification centre
institutional
lunatic asylum
maternity suite
maternity unit
medical centre
memory clinic
multi-hospital
nuthouse
pharmacy
sanitarium
sickroom
ward
asylum | American Dictionary
asylum
noun
us/əˈsɑɪ·ləm/
asylumnoun (PROTECTION)
[ U ]
protection or safety, or a protected and safe place, given esp. to someone who has left a country or place for political reasons:
The refugees have asked for political asylum.
asylumnoun (HOSPITAL)
[ C ]dated
a mental hospital, or any other institution giving shelter and other help to poor or suffering people:
He was committed to an insane asylum in 1899.
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