asylum seeker
Word family nounasyleeasylum seekerasylum
aˈsylum ˌseeker noun [countableC] someone who leaves their own country because they are in danger, especially for political reasons, and who asks the government of another country to allow them to live there 寻求(政治)避难者 → refugee The government halted its policy of returning Zimbabwean asylum seekers to their homeland. 政府停止实施将津巴布韦寻求庇护者遣送回国的政策。