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Asylum 英[əˈsaɪləm 美[əˈsaɪləm N.避难所;庇护;政治避难;精神病院 N Uncount 通常指政治)庇护,避难 Government Person

单词 asylum
音标
英[əˈsaɪləm] 美[əˈsaɪləm]
解释
n.避难所;庇护;政治避难;精神病院;
例句

N-UNCOUNT
(通常指政治)庇护,避难
If a government gives a person from another country asylum, they allow them to stay, usually because they are unable to return home safely for political reasons.
例:He applied for asylum in 1987 after fleeing the police back home.1987年他在本国逃脱警察追捕后,就申请了政治庇护。

N-COUNT
精神病院
An asylum is a psychiatric hospital.
变形
pl:asylums~

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