asylum

n 1 (a) [U] safety; refuge 安全; 庇护: ask for/be granted political asylum, ie protection given to a political refugee by a foreign country 请求[准予]政治避难（外国给予政治难民的保护）. (b) [C] place of safety or refuge 庇护所; 避难所. 2 [C] (dated 旧) hospital for the care of mentally ill or destitute people 精神病院; 收容所.

astray, astride, astringency, astringent, astro-, astrolabe, astrologer, astrological, astrology, astronaut, astronautics, astronomer, astronomical, astronomy, astrophysics, astute, astutely, astuteness, asunder, Aswan Dam, asymmetric, asymmetrical, asymmetry, asynchronous, at, at (the) best, at (the) worst, at a disadvantage, at a good pace, at a guess, at a loss, at a speed of, at a stretch, at a time, at a...price, at all, at all costs, at all events, at all risks, at all times,