refuge

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A state of safety, protection or shelter. countable,uncountable
    — Rocks, dens, and caves! But I in none of these / Find place or refuge.
  2. A place providing safety, protection or shelter. countable,uncountable
    — One morning I had been driven to the precarious refuge afforded by the steps of the inn, after rejecting offers from the Celebrity to join him in a variety of amusements. But even here I was not free from interruption, for he was seated on a horse-block below me, playing with a fox terrier.
  3. Something or someone turned to for safety or assistance; a recourse or resort. countable,uncountable
    — Since its conception, the European Union has been a haven for those seeking refuge from war, persecution and poverty in other parts of the world.
  4. An expedient to secure protection or defence. countable,uncountable
    — Their latest refuge / Was to send him.
  5. A refuge island. countable,uncountable
  6. A kind of daily prayer or recitation. countable,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To return to a place of shelter. intransitive
    — Among these macaques, although activity cycles are quite variable from location to location, refuging is a common characteristic.
  2. To shelter; to protect. obsolete,transitive

词形变化

refuges plural refuges present,singular,third-person refuging participle,present refuged participle,past refuged past

词汇关系

近义词
haven sanctuary zoar asylum bield refuge shelter
上位词
place
下位词
nature preserve oasis reservation resort retreat sanctum stronghold
衍生词
city of refuge harbor of refuge harbour of refuge house of refuge last refuge microrefuge ombrifuge pedestrian refuge refugee refugeless refugitive refugium take refuge wildlife refuge women's refuge

词源

词源 1
From Middle English refuge, from Old French refuge, from Latin refugium, from re- + fugiō (“flee”). Doublet of refugium.
词源 2
From Middle English refuge, from Old French refuge, from Latin refugium, from re- + fugiō (“flee”). Doublet of refugium.
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