释义
[ ref -yooj ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈrɛf yudʒ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun shelter or protection from danger, trouble, etc.: to take refuge from a storm.
a place of shelter, protection, or safety.
anything to which one has recourse for aid, relief, or escape.
verb (used with object), ref·uged, ref·ug·ing. Archaic . to afford refuge to.
verb (used without object), ref·uged, ref·ug·ing. Origin of refuge 1350–1400; Middle English <Middle French <Latin refugium, equivalent to refug (ere ) to turn and flee, run away (re- re- + fugere to flee; see fugitive) + -ium -ium
SYNONYMS FOR refuge 1 security, safety.
2 asylum, retreat, sanctuary, haven, stronghold.
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Words nearby refuge Ref. Sp., Refsum's disease, reft, refudiate, refuel, refuge , refugee, refugee capital, refugees, refugium, refulgent
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Example sentences from the Web for refuge They carved a refuge out of the wilderness and then, in 200 years, built it into the most powerful nation on earth.
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Public schools remain the refuge of those who have no other place to go.
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Their destiny is in your hand and mine—a free Nation without a slave—the hope, refuge and inspiration of the world.
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Within its walls he was as secure as was the ancient Hebrew in his city of refuge .
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And Lynda became fascinated with the little bungalow across the river, known as The Refuge .
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Olo means fort and Senga a parrot, and hence the island was called Olosenga—the fort or refuge of parrots.
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It would be endless to describe the herd of real or self styled reformers that peopled this place of refuge .
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British Dictionary definitions for refuge noun shelter or protection, as from the weather or danger
any place, person, action, or thing that offers or appears to offer protection, help, or relief accused of incompetence, he took refuge in lying
another name for traffic island
verb archaic to take refuge or give refuge to
Word Origin for refuge C14: via Old French from Latin refugium , from refugere to flee away, from re- + fugere to escape
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