refuge

n.避难所

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
refuge (noun)
1.
shelter or protection from danger or distress
2.
a place that provides shelter or protection
3.
something to which one has recourse in difficulty
refuge (verb)
transitive verb
intransitive verb
to give refuge to to seek or take refuge
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
refuge (noun)
something (as a building) that offers cover from the weather or protection from danger
SYNONYMS:
asylum, bolt-hole, harbor, harborage, haven, refuge, retreat, sanctuary, sanctum
RELATED WORDS:
oasis; anchorage, mooring, port; cover, screen; abode, diggings, domicile, dwelling, habitation, house, housing, lodging, lodgment ( lodgement), pad, place, quarters, residence, rest, roof; cloister, closet, covert, den, hermitage, hideaway, hideout, lair; castle, fastness, fort, fortress, palisade, redoubt, stronghold; lean-to, lee, shed, windbreak
refuge (verb)
to be or provide a shelter for
SYNONYMS:
harbor, refuge
RELATED WORDS:
cover, defend, protect, safeguard, screen, secure, shield, ward; domicile, house, place, quarter; shade, shadow
NEAR ANTONYMS:
expose
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