escape
verb
noun
ɪˈskeɪp
verb
1
PERSON/PLACE
人/地点
to
get
away
from
a
place
or
dangerous
situation
when
someone
is
trying
to
catch
you
or
stop
you
逃走,逃离
I
He
broke
down
the
locked
door
and
escaped.
他砸开上锁的门后逃走了。
[+
from/through/over
etc
]
He
escaped
from
prison
in
October.
他于十月份越狱逃跑。
[+
to
]
She
escaped
to
Britain
in
1938.
她于 1938 年逃到了英国。
2
DANGER
危险
to
get
away
from
a
dangerous
or
bad
situation
〔从险境或糟糕的处境中〕逃离,逃避,摆脱
I,T
[+
with
]
He
escaped
with
minor
injuries.
他逃了出来,受了点轻伤。
escape
unhurt/unscathed/unharmed
etc
A
boy
escaped
unhurt
when
the
fire
in
his
room
exploded.
一个男孩当大火在他房内引发爆炸时逃了出来,毫发无伤。
They
went
to
the
hills
to
escape
the
summer
heat.
他们去了山中避暑。
escape
sb’s
clutches
(escape
from
someone)
摆脱某人的纠缠[控制]
The
youth
was
trying
to
escape
the
clutches
of
two
drunken
female
companions.
那个小伙子试图摆脱两名醉酒女伴的纠缠。
3
AVOID
避免
to
avoid
something
bad
or
that
you
do
not
want
to
happen
避开,逃避
I,T
He
narrowly
escaped
death
in
an
avalanche.
他在一次雪崩中死里逃生。
The
two
passengers
escaped
serious
injury
.
那两位乘客逃过一劫,没有受重伤。
They
must
not
be
allowed
to
escape
justice
.
决不能让他们逃脱法律的制裁。
It
seemed
impossible
he
would
escape
detection
.
他似乎难以不被察觉。
4
GAS/LIQUID ETC
气体/液体等
if
gas,
liquid,
light,
heat
etc
escapes
from
somewhere,
it
comes
out
〔气体、液体、光、热等〕泄漏,逸出
I
Vents
allow
any
steam
to
escape
if
the
system
overheats.
系统过热时,蒸汽可从排放口逸出。
5
SOUND
声音
if
a
sound
escapes
from
someone,
they
accidentally
make
that
sound
[文] 意外发出(声音)
I,T | literary
A
small
laugh
escaped
her.
她不由得小声笑了出来。
[+
from
]
Holman
let
a
weary
sigh
escape
from
his
lips.
霍尔曼疲倦不堪,不由得叹了口气。
6
escape sb’s attention/notice
if
something
escapes
your
attention
or
notice,
you
do
not
see
it
or
realize
that
it
is
there
逃过某人的注意; 被某人忽视
7
the name/date/title etc escapes sb
used
to
say
that
someone
cannot
remember
something
某人记不起那个名字/日期/题目等
For
some
reason
which
escapes
me,
we
had
to
take
a
taxi.
我们只好乘坐出租车,但我想不起是什么原因了。
8
there’s no escaping (the fact)
used
to
emphasize
that
something
is
definitely
important
or
will
definitely
happen
不可否认的是; 毫无疑问
There’s
no
escaping
the
fact
that
work
has
profound
effects
on
emotions
and
health.
不可否认的是,工作会对情绪和健康产生极大的影响。
noun
9
the
act
of
getting
away
from
a
place,
or
a
dangerous
or
bad
situation
逃离,逃脱
C,U
The
girl
had
no
chance
of
escape.
那女孩没有机会逃跑。
Christina
hoped
it
wouldn’t
be
too
long
before
she
could
make
her
escape
.
克里斯蒂娜希望她很快就能逃脱。
[+
from
]
the
firm’s
narrow
escape
from
bankruptcy
该公司险些破产
an
escape
route
逃跑的路线
They
had
a
lucky
escape
(=were
lucky
not
to
be
hurt
or
killed)
when
a
car
crashed
into
the
front
of
their
house.
一辆汽车撞到他们家的正面,他们没有受伤真是幸运。
10
a
way
of
forgetting
about
a
bad
or
boring
situation
for
a
short
time
逃避(现实); 暂时解脱
singular 单数,U
[+
from
]
Travel
can
be
an
escape
from
the
routine
drudgery
of
life.
旅行可以使人们从乏味的日常生活中暂时解脱出来。
11
an
amount
of
gas,
liquid
etc
that
accidentally
comes
out
of
the
place
where
it
is
being
kept,
or
an
occasion
when
this
happens
〔气体、液体等的〕泄漏
C,U
The
lid
prevents
the
escape
of
poisonous
gases.
这盖子可以防止毒气的泄漏。