n.

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

   在那次暴風雨中，我們躲在一棵大樹下。

2. 避難所；藏身處；（受虐婦女的）庇護所；收容所[C][（+from）]
   A small cave was the only refuge from the cold.

   一個小窯洞是抵禦寒冷的唯一藏身之處。

3. 庇護人；慰藉[C]
   The retired doctor found a refuge in music.

   這位退休醫生在音樂中尋得了慰藉。

4. 權宜之計[C]
5. 【英】（街道中央的）安全島[C]

vt.

1. 接納……避難；給予……庇護
   The political defector was refuged in an embassy.

   那個政治叛逃者被一大使館接納避難。

vi.

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

   毒品販子在這些邊界地區躲避。

n.