refuge
n
1 [C, U] ~ (from sb/sth) (place giving) shelter or protection from danger, trouble, pursuit, etc 避难(处); 庇护(所)
a place of refuge 避难处
seek refuge from the storm 躲避暴风雨
take refuge in the cellar 在地下室里避难
a refuge (eg a safe house) for battered wives, alcoholics, etc 遭受殴打的 妻子、 酗酒者等的藏身处
(fig 比喻) For her, poetry is a refuge from the world. 她把诗歌当作逃避现实的慰藉物.
2 [C] (Brit) = traffic island (traffic).
🎯 考研助记
拒绝(refuse)鸡(g)进入 避难所
🔁 扩展释义
*['refju:dʒ]n. 避难所, 安全地带, 避难, 庇护vi. 躲避vt. 给予...庇护【法】 安全, 保护, 避难处相关词组: give refuge to sb
Yes, I'll start work at the Farm Institute next month. I'm looking forward to that. My only regret is that it's quite a long way from all my friends.
是的,下个月我将在农学院工作。我一直盼望得到这份工作。唯一的遗憾是所有朋友都离我太远了。
I had not laughed since I became deaf.
我耳聋后就从来没有笑过。
From this we get the expression to make a beeline for someone or something, which means to go quickly along a straight direct course for someone or something.
从这里我们得到一条短语"to make a beeline for someone or something,意思是迅速地沿着一条直线向某人或某物走去。