escape /ɪˈskeɪp/ CET4 TEM4 ( escaping, escaped, escapes )

• 1. 

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

  例：

  A prisoner has escaped from a jail in northern Texas.

  一名囚犯已经从北德克萨斯州的一个监狱逃走。

  例：

  They are reported to have escaped to the other side of the border.

  据报道他们已经逃过了边境。

• 2. 

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

  例：

  The man made his escape.

  那个人逃走了。

• 3. 

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

  例：

  The two officers were extremely lucky to escape serious injury.

  那两名官员非常幸运地逃过了严重伤害。

  例：

  The man's girlfriend managed to escape unhurt.

  那人的女友成功逃脱了，没有受伤。

• 4. 

  N-COUNT Escape is also a noun. 逃脱

  例：

  I hear you had a very narrow escape on the bridge.

  我听说你在桥上勉强逃过一难。

• 5. 

  N-COUNT If something is an escape, it is a way of avoiding difficulties or responsibilities. 逃避现实的方法

  例：

  But for me television is an escape.

  但对我而言，电视是个逃避现实的方法。

• 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]

  例：

  We all need the occasional escape route from the boring, routine aspects of our lives.

  我们都需要偶尔地逃避生活中的无聊和平淡。

• 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; 被忽视

  例：

  It was an actor whose name escapes me for the moment.

  那是个我一时想不起名字的演员。

• 8. 

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

  例：

  Leave a vent open to let some moist air escape.

  让一个排气口开着以便让一些湿气逸出。

• 9. 

  → see also fire escape