escape

1. V-I If you escape from a place, you succeed in getting away from it. 逃走[no passive]

A prisoner has escaped from a jail in northern Texas. 一名囚犯已經(jīng)從北德克薩斯州的一個監(jiān)獄逃走。

They are reported to have escaped to the other side of the border. 據(jù)報道他們已經(jīng)逃過了邊境。

2. N-COUNT Someone's escape is the act of escaping from a particular place or situation. 逃脫

The man made his escape. 那個人逃走了。

3. V-T/V-I You can say that you escape when you survive something such as an accident. 逃脫

The two officers were extremely lucky to escape serious injury. 那兩名官員非常幸運地逃過了嚴(yán)重傷害。

The man's girlfriend managed to escape unhurt. 那人的女友成功逃脫了，沒有受傷。

4. N-COUNT Escape is also a noun. 逃脫

I hear you had a very narrow escape on the bridge. 我聽說你在橋上勉強(qiáng)逃過一難。

5. N-COUNT If something is an escape, it is a way of avoiding difficulties or responsibilities. 逃避現(xiàn)實的方法

But for me television is an escape. 但對我而言，電視是個逃避現(xiàn)實的方法。

6. ADJ You can use escape to describe things that allow you to avoid difficulties or problems. For example, an escape route is an activity or opportunity that lets you improve your situation. An escape clause is part of an agreement that allows you to avoid having to do something that you do not want to do. 逃避的[ADJ n]

We all need the occasional escape route from the boring, routine aspects of our lives. 我們都需要偶爾地逃避生活中的無聊和平淡。

7. V-T If something escapes you or escapes your attention, you do not know about it, do not remember it, or do not notice it. 被忘掉; 被忽視

It was an actor whose name escapes me for the moment. 那是個我一時想不起名字的演員。

8. V-I When gas, liquid, or heat escapes, it comes out from a pipe, container, or place. 漏出; 逸出

Leave a vent open to let some moist air escape. 讓一個排氣口開著以便讓一些濕氣逸出。

9. →see also fire escape