[mass noun]a condition of being safe or sheltered from pursuit, danger, or trouble 避难;庇护 he was forced to take refuge in the French embassy. 他被迫躲进法国大使馆。 I sought refuge in drink. 我以喝酒来逃避。 ■[count noun]something providing such shelter 避难所,收容所 the family came to be seen as a refuge from a harsh world. 家庭被看成是躲避残酷世界的地方。 ■[count noun]an institution providing safe accommodation for women who have suffered violence from a husband or partner (受虐待妇女的)庇护所 ■[count noun](Brit.)a traffic island (英)(街道中央的)避车岛,安全岛
语源
late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin refugium, from Latin re- 'back' + fugere 'flee'