n.

1. 躲避；避难；庇护[U][（+from）]
   In the storm we took refuge under a big tree.

   在那次暴风雨中，我们躲在一棵大树下。

2. 避难所；藏身处；（受虐妇女的）庇护所；收容所[C][（+from）]
   A small cave was the only refuge from the cold.

   一个小窑洞是抵御寒冷的唯一藏身之处。

3. 庇护人；慰藉[C]
   The retired doctor found a refuge in music.

   这位退休医生在音乐中寻得了慰藉。

4. 权宜之计[C]
5. 【英】（街道中央的）安全岛[C]

vt.

1. 接纳……避难；给予……庇护
   The political defector was refuged in an embassy.

   那个政治叛逃者被一大使馆接纳避难。

vi.

1. 避难；逃避
   Drug traffickers refuged in these border areas.

   毒品贩子在这些边界地区躲避。

n.