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
It blesses those who give it, and those who receive it.
它不但赐福施予的人,而且赐福于受施的人。
Next Annie took me by the hand and taught me how to jump.
接着,她又拉着我的手,教我如何跳。
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。