political asylum
noun [ U ] uk/pəˌlɪt.ɪ.kəl əˈsaɪ.ləm/ us/pəˌlɪt̬.ə.kəl əˈsaɪ.ləm/
政治避难
the protection given by a government to foreign people who have left their own country because they disagree with their own government
The number of people seeking political asylum in Britain has risen dramatically. 到英国寻求政治避难的人数激增。