Asylum
[ ?'sa?l?m ]
第5級
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n. 避難所;庇護;政治避難;精神病院;
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asyl養(yǎng)育院+um名詞后綴，表場所 →避難所，收容所
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Today's asylum might be the dungeon of tomorrow.
今天的庇護所可能會變成明天的地牢。
Nobody here knows that I was brought up in an asylum.
這里沒人知道我在孤兒院長大。
The abandoned children were put into an asylum.
被遺棄的兒童送進了孤兒院。
give [seek, ask for] asylum
給予 [尋求] 庇護
The asylum cannot be responsible any longer for your support.
孤兒院不能再負(fù)擔(dān)你的費用。
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【記】※ a-一,sylum-slum貧民窟:貧民窟是窮人的逼難所
※諧音“惡塞樂牧”:惡霸在邊塞樂于放牧,因為可以避難
※ as-當(dāng),y-拼音“遇”,lum-拼音“流氓”:當(dāng)遇上流氓時想躲避的地方就是避難所
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asylum
n
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(a) [U] safety; refuge 安全; 庇護
ask for/be granted political asylum, ie protection given to a political refugee by a foreign country 請求[準(zhǔn)予]政治避難（外國給予政治難民的保護）.
(b) [C] place of safety or refuge 庇護所; 避難所.
2 [C] (dated 舊) hospital for the care of mentally ill or destitute people 精神病院; 收容所.
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*[?'sail?m]n. 庇護, 收容所【醫(yī)】 養(yǎng)育院
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Too much? She loves taking care of Max.
太麻煩？她喜歡照顧Max。
I enjoy your company.
我喜歡有你做伴。
Meimei ran fast.
梅梅跑得快。