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asylum

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asylum ˈsaɪləm/ noun
plural asylums
asylum
ˈsaɪləm/
noun
plural asylums
Learner's definition of ASYLUM
[noncount] : protection given by a government to someone who has left another country in order to escape being harmed政治避难;政治庇护
[count] old-fashioned : a hospital where people who are mentally ill are cared for especially for long periods of time : a mental hospital精神病院
IELTS BNC: 5764 COCA: 7774

asylum

noun

asy·​lum ə-ˈsī-ləm How to pronounce asylum (audio)
1
: an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary
2
: a place of retreat and security : shelter
3
a
: the protection or security afforded by an asylum : refuge
b
: protection from arrest and extradition given especially to political refugees by a nation or by an embassy or other agency enjoying freedom from what is required by law for most people
4
somewhat old-fashioned : an institution providing care and protection to needy individuals (such as the infirm or destitute) and especially the mentally ill

Example Sentences

She asked for political asylum. She was granted asylum after it was made clear that she would be killed if she returned to her native country.
Recent Examples on the Web In theory, the rule that denies migrants the right to seek asylum on grounds of preventing spread of COVID-19 applies to all nationalities. Elliot Spagat, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2022 Pimentel, the executive director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley, praised the move by the Biden Administration to allow migrants to seek asylum at ports of entry through an exception to Title 42. Rosa Flores And Julia Jones, CNN, 1 Sep. 2022 Nearly 73,000, or 40%, of the Border Patrol arrests in July resulted in migrants being expelled to Mexico or their home countries without an opportunity to seek asylum. Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News, 15 Aug. 2022 First created in 2019 by then-President Donald Trump, the program was intended as a deterrence measure against migrants crossing the border illegally into the U.S. to seek asylum. Michelle Hackman, WSJ, 9 Aug. 2022 The United States has expelled or deported thousands of Haitians, though that number fell in June as the Biden administration allowed more coming through legal ports of entry to seek asylum. Dennis Romero, NBC News, 7 Aug. 2022 Shayevich left Azerbaijan in the Nineties to seek asylum in the United States. Bela Shayevich, Harper’s Magazine , 20 July 2022 Many of them funneled into Ciudad Acuña, Mexico, and crossed the Rio Grande into Del Rio, Texas, to seek asylum in the United States. Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 8 July 2022 Gaston, whose full name is being withheld over fears for his safety, planned to surrender to border officials and seek asylum in the United States. Amanda Su, ABC News, 20 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Latin, from Greek asylon, neuter of asylos inviolable, from a- + sylon right of seizure

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of asylum was in the 15th century
IELTS BNC: 5764 COCA: 7774
asylum

noun¹

1protection given by a government政府庇護ADJECTIVE | VERB + ASYLUM | ASYLUM + NOUN | PHRASES ADJECTIVEpolitical政治避難temporary暫時的庇護VERB + ASYLUMapply for, claim, request, seek申請避難;要求避難;請求庇護;尋求庇護She fled the country, and is now seeking asylum in Sweden.她逃離了該國,目前正在瑞典尋求庇護。give sb, grant sb, offer sb給某人提供庇護;給某人避難權get, receive獲得庇護deny sb, refuse sb拒絕給某人避難權Over 400 people have been refused asylum.400 多人沒有獲准政治避難。ASYLUM + NOUNseeker尋求避難者bogus / genuine asylum seekers假的/真正的尋求避難者application, case, claim避難申請/案例/要求PHRASESan application for asylum避難申請the right of asylum, the right to asylum庇護權;避難權Those fleeing from the war have the right to asylum.因戰爭而逃亡的人有權得到庇護。
asylum

noun²

2mental hospital精神病院ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEinsane, lunatic, mental瘋人院;精神病院PREPOSITIONin an/the asylum在精神病院He spent three years in an asylum.他在精神病院待了 3 年。

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