n.

1. 避难；政治避难权，庇护权[U]
   Belgium granted asylum to the political refugees.

   比利时给予政治难民避难权。

2. 避难所，庇护所[C]
3. 收容所，救济院；精神病院[C]
   The abandoned children were put into an asylum.

   被遗弃的儿童送进了孤儿院。

n.

1. the protection granted by a state to someone who has left their native country as a political refugee.
   ▸shelter or protection from danger.
2. dated an institution for the care of the mentally ill.