refuge
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˈref.juːdʒ/ us/ˈref.juːdʒ/
C2 避难（所）;庇护（所）;慰藉
(a place that gives) protection or shelter from danger, trouble, unhappiness, etc.
These people are seeking/taking refuge from persecution. 这些受到迫害的人正在寻求庇护。
The climbers slept in a mountain refuge. 这些登山者在山上一个可以避风挡雨的地方睡下了。
She had fled from her violent husband to a women's refuge. 她逃离了残暴的丈夫，躲进了一家妇女庇护所。
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- Hundreds of dissidents are seeking refuge in the US embassy.
- He always refers to the house as his "refuge".
- The walkers sought refuge from the storm in a farmer's barn.
- In the event of an attack, take refuge in the basement.
- The townspeople had taken refuge in the church.