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{
"term": "refuge",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "shelter or protection from danger, trouble, etc.",
"sensetop": "refuge from somebody/something",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "A further 300 people have **taken refuge** in the US embassy."
},
{
"text": "The region was a place of refuge for outlaws and bandits."
},
{
"text": "They were forced to **seek refuge** from the fighting.",
"contextForm": "refuge from somebody/something"
},
{
"text": "As the situation at home got worse she increasingly took refuge in her work."
},
{
"text": "The cave provided refuge from the storm."
},
{
"text": "They found refuge from the bright sun."
},
{
"text": "They sought refuge in the mountain villages."
},
{
"text": "A further 300 people have taken refuge in the embassy."
}
],
"topics": ["Danger", "Social issues"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["safe", "temporary", "wildlife"],
"verb + refuge": ["take", "look for", "seek"],
"preposition": ["refuge against", "refuge from"],
"phrases": ["a place of refuge"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a place, person or thing that provides shelter or protection for somebody/something",
"sensetop": "refuge from somebody/something",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The marshes are a wetland refuge for seabirds, waders and wild fowl."
},
{
"text": "He regarded the room as a refuge from the outside world.",
"contextForm": "refuge from somebody/something"
},
{
"text": "a town that became a refuge for a number of dissident artists"
},
{
"text": "They looked to the country as the last refuge of liberty."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["safe", "temporary", "wildlife"],
"verb + refuge": ["take", "look for", "seek"],
"preposition": ["refuge against", "refuge from"],
"phrases": ["a place of refuge"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "a building that provides a temporary home for people in need of shelter or protection from somebody/something",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The best option for a female victim of domestic abuse is to contact a women's refuge."
},
{
"text": "During the great fire of 1871 the church served as a refuge for people who were homeless."
},
{
"text": "Many children consider the facility a welcome refuge."
},
{
"text": "a monk living in a mountain refuge"
},
{
"text": "They were hoping to find a safe refuge for the night."
}
],
"topics": ["Houses and homes"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "an area in the middle of a road where you can stand and wait for cars to go past until it is safe for you to cross",
"labels": "(both British English)British and North American English",
"examples": []
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈrefjuːdʒ/",
"audio": "re/refuge/refuge__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈrefjuːdʒ/",
"audio": "re/refuge/refuge__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin refugium, from Latin re- ‘back’ + fugere ‘flee’."
}