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1. Oxford Dictionary

   asylum

   • IPA[əˈsʌɪləm]

   英式

   • n.
     the protection granted by a state to someone who has left their home country as a political refugee；shelter or protection from danger

   • noun: asylum, plural noun: political asylums

2. • 釋義

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. the protection granted by a state to someone who has left their home country as a political refugee she applied for asylum and was granted refugee status his asylum application was refused 同義詞 refuge, sanctuary, shelter, safety, safe keeping, ... 更多protection, security, immunity, haven, safe haven, retreat, sanctum, harbour, port in a storm, oasis, safe house, fastness, hideaway, hideout, bolthole, foxhole, hiding place, den
   • ▪ shelter or protection from danger we provide asylum for those too ill to care for themselves 同義詞 refuge, sanctuary, shelter, safety, safe keeping, ... 更多protection, security, immunity, haven, safe haven, retreat, sanctum, harbour, port in a storm, oasis, safe house, fastness, hideaway, hideout, bolthole, foxhole, hiding place, den
   • 2. dated an institution for the care of people who are mentally ill he'd been committed to an asylum 同義詞 psychiatric hospital, psychiatric unit, hospital, home, institution, ... 更多informalnuthouse, funny farm, loony bin, bughouse, booby hatch, dated, offensivemental institution, mental hospital, mental home, archaicbedlam, madhouse