"He ran to safety"
"his only recourse was the police"
"took refuge in lying"
"have recourse to the courts"
"an appeal to his uncle was his last resort"
1.庇护;避难
If you takerefuge somewhere, you try to protect yourself from physical harm by going there.
e.g. They tookrefuge in a bomb shelter...
他们在防空洞中避难。
e.g. His home became a place ofrefuge for the believers.
他的家成了信徒们的避难之处。
2.避难所;庇护处;安全地带
Arefuge is a place where you go for safety and protection, for example from violence or from bad weather.
e.g. ...arefuge for battered women...
为受到暴力侵害的妇女建的避难所
e.g. We climbed up a winding track towards a mountainrefuge.
我们沿着一条蜿蜒的小道爬向山上的一处避难所。
3.(行为和想法的)逃避,躲避
If you takerefuge in a particular way of behaving or thinking, you try to protect yourself from unhappiness or unpleasantness by behaving or thinking in that way.
e.g. All too often, they get bored, and seekrefuge in drink and drugs...
太多的时候,他们觉得无聊就在酒精和毒品中寻求慰藉。
e.g. Father Rowan tookrefuge in silence.
罗恩神父以沉默来逃避。
1. 安全处:第一流的first-rate; excellent | 安全处refuge; asylum; haven; sanctuary | 强调emphasize; stress; highlight
2. 安全,保护:refresh 使恢复疲劳,使提起精神 |refuge 安全,保护 | refurbish 刷新,整修