单词asylum
n.: 避难；精神病院
网络: 庇护；收容所；避难所
（政治）庇护，避难:
protection that a government gives to people who have left their own country, usually because they were in danger for political reasons
精神病院:
a hospital where people who were mentally ill could be cared for, often for a long time
【国际法】庇护(权)
渊薮
(孤儿等的)收容所,养育院
院;疯人院,精神病院;孤儿院
避难所
庇护所
复数：asylums
n.refugehavensafe havensanctuaryshelter
Prosper says the concerns of a state have to be balanced against human rights obligations, and protection and asylum needs.
普罗斯珀说，一个国家所处理的事务应当与人权义务及避难保护要有相对的平衡。
His wife"s leaving him drove him so mad that he had to be put in an insane asylum for a while.
他妻子的离开使他变得如此发疯，他只好被暂时送往精神病院。
He has no plans for tougher immigration or asylum controls, and is proud that his government made it legal for asylum-seekers to work.
对于移民和收容所管理，他没有更强硬的计划，他为其政府使得庇护寻求者工作合法化而骄傲。
Silas had never been here, but he felt a rising sense of refuge and asylum ashe approached the building on foot.
塞拉斯从未到过那里，然而当他以步代车向那栋房子走去时，他的心中逐渐有种越来强烈的前来寻求避难的感觉。
The Kremlin"s leaders do not seem to have offered Mr Bakiyev asylum in Moscow, as they did to his predecessor.
克里姆林宫领袖们似乎也没有向巴基耶夫先生提供位于莫斯科的避难所，而对他的前任却是这样做的。
Officials whisked Ms Deng off to a mental asylum, saying that antidepressant pills found in her bag showed she was psychologically unstable.
地方官员迅速将邓女士转移到一家精神病院，并称在她包里发现的抗忧郁药表示她精神不稳定。
Can you think of anyone outside Arkham Asylum who would apply those terms to the United States at the moment?
此时能否想起疯人院（ArkhamAsylum）外有什么人可以把这些条款运用在美国的吗？
It used to be an insane asylum, and before that it was an orphanage.
被用来当作精神病人的收容所，以前这儿是一所孤儿院。
You said some "asylum seekers" resorted to violent means when trying to intruding into the foreign embassy, could you raise examples?
问：你说有些“寻求避难者”在试图闯入外国使馆时采取了暴力手段，可否举例说明？
The Iraqi government spokesman has accused Britain of trying to deport failed asylum seekers to Iraq without verifying their identities.
伊拉克政府发言人谴责英国未核实身份就将收容未遂的伊拉克人驱逐。