避难(处)，庇护(所)((any place that offers) protection，shelter，help or relief)[U，C][N(from)]：seek～from the flood/the storm/cold 躲避洪水/暴风雨/寒冷;take～in a cave 在一山洞里避难;seek～in silence (fig)以沉默来躲避……;take～in books (fig)以读书寻得慰籍;find～in another country 到另一个国家避难;a place/harbour/house of～避难所/避风港/(难民)收容所;a～for mountain climbers 一个供登山者躲避的地方;a～for criminals/outlaws/alcoholics 一个罪犯/歹徒/酗酒者可隐藏的安全地方;run into the～of the crowd 跑进人群躲起来;Books are a～of the lonely.(fig)书籍是孤独者的慰籍之物。Drinking was his～from unpleasant reality.(fig)他以喝酒来逃避不愉快的现实。〖同〗shelter，protection，resort;〖反〗danger，threat;

take refuge 1)躲避：We took～under an awning/in a cave during the storm. 下暴雨时，我们在天篷下/山洞中躲避。2)(靠……来)逃避：John took～in a smile. 约翰用微笑支吾过去。

→͵refu′gee n 难民