refugee
US: /ˈɹɛfjudʒi/
UK: /ɹˈɛfjuːdʒˌiː/
UK: /ɹˈɛfjuːdʒˌiː/
English Vietnamese dictionary
refugee /,refju:'dʤi:/
- danh từ
- người lánh nạn, người tị nạn
- người tránh ra nước ngoài (để tránh sự khủng bố chính trị hay tôn giáo)
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
a person who has been forced to leave their country or home, because there is a war or for political, religious or social reasons: a steady flow of refugees from the war zone + political / economic refugees + a refugee camp
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
fugitive, runaway, escapee, displaced person, DP, exile, émigré:
The problem of the refugees was most acute after the war.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
genuine, real | would-be | returning | economic, environmental, political, war
Many claimed to be environmental refugees, leaving for the sake of their health.
| civilian | child
VERB + REFUGEE
qualify as
Those who did not qualify as refugees were returned to their home countries.
| be considered, be found to be, be recognized as
Only nine per cent were found to be genuine political refugees.
| accept, resettle, take (back/in)
The government has agreed to take only 150 refugees plus their dependants.
| expel, return | house | help
REFUGEE + VERB
flee sth
refugees fleeing political persecution
| be displaced
refugees displaced by the civil war
| arrive | pour
Hundreds of refugees are pouring over the border.
| live
refugees living in camps along the border
| return
REFUGEE + NOUN
crisis, issue, problem, question, situation | exodus | resettlement | status
The Home Office has refused him refugee status.
| group, organization, worker | camp, centre, hostel | children, community, family, population
PREP.
among ~
Unemployment among the refugees has risen sharply.
| ~ from
refugees from civil wars
PHRASES
a flood/influx of refugees
a new influx of refugees from the combat zone
| the flow of refugees, the plight of refugees, the return of refugees
Concise English dictionary
refugees‚refjʊ'dʒɪː
noun
+an exile who flees for safety
