n.

1. 避難；政治避難權，庇護權[U]
   Belgium granted asylum to the political refugees.

   比利時給予政治難民避難權。

2. 避難所，庇護所[C]
3. 收容所，救濟院；精神病院[C]
   The abandoned children were put into an asylum.

   被遺棄的兒童送進了孤兒院。

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.