Word · Frequency #5308
refuge
避难;庇护
Protection or safety from danger or trouble.
- 1.
A state of safety, protection or shelter.
安全、保护或庇护的状态。
- 2.
a safe place
安全的地方
- 3.
A place providing safety, protection or shelter.
提供安全、保护或庇护的场所。
- 4.
something or someone turned to for assistance or security
求助或依靠的对象
- 5.
Something or someone turned to for safety or assistance; a recourse or resort.
避难所或求助对象;依靠或手段。
- 6.
a shelter from danger or hardship
避难所
- 7.
An expedient to secure protection or defence.
用于保护或防御的权宜之计。
- 8.
A refuge island.
安全岛。
- 9.
A kind of daily prayer or recitation.
一种每日祈祷或诵经。
避难所;庇护所;安全的地方;可依靠的人(或物);求助对象;慰藉;安全岛;交通岛;每日祈祷;日课;安全、保护或庇护的状态。
In use
During the storm, the hikers found refuge in a mountain hut.
They took refuge in the basement until the tornado passed.
The small cafe was a welcome refuge from the busy streets.
took refuge in lying
Connections
Collocations
- seek refuge in
- 在……寻求庇护
- Many families sought refuge in the mountains during the flood.洪水期间,许多家庭在山中寻求庇护。
- take refuge from
- 躲避……
- They took refuge from the storm in an old barn.他们在旧谷仓里躲避暴风雨。
- find refuge
- 找到避难所
- The injured bird found refuge in a hollow tree.受伤的鸟在树洞里找到了避难所。
- give refuge to
- 向……提供庇护
- The church gave refuge to the homeless.教堂为无家可归者提供庇护。
- a refuge from
- 远离……的避难所
- The library was a quiet refuge from the noisy city.图书馆是远离喧嚣城市的安静避难所。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象暴风雨中的小鸟躲进树洞,这个安全的树洞就是它的 refuge(避难所)。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:新闻报道、文学作品、日常口语 refuge 作名词时通常多用于书面或较正式语境,常见于新闻、公告和文学描写;日常口语中单独使用较少,但 take refuge / seek refuge 等固定搭配也比较常见。
Grammar Note
规则可数名词,复数直接加 -s。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Most words starting with 'refu' like refuse, refute, refuel have different stress and vowel sounds. Only 'huge' shares the '-uge' ending but does not rhyme fully. Watch out for lookalikes!
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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