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TOEFL BNC: 1697 COCA: 2034

escape

1 escape ˈskeɪp/ verb
escapes; escaped; escaping
1 escape
ˈskeɪp/
verb
escapes; escaped; escaping
Learner's definition of ESCAPE
[no object]
: to get away from a place (such as a prison) where you are being held or kept(从监狱等中)逃跑,逃走
: to get away from a dangerous place or situation逃脱,逃出(危险之地或危险处境)
: to get away from something that is difficult or unpleasant摆脱,逃避(困难或不快)
[+ object]
[no object]
: to avoid something : to not experience something (such as disease or injury)避开,避免(疾病或受伤等)
[+ object]
[no object]
[+ object] : to fail to be remembered or noticed by (someone)被忘却;被忽视
[no object] : to come out from somewhere漏出;渗出;透射出
: to leak out泄漏
literary : to come out or be spoken without being intended(不自觉地)发出,说出
[+ object]
[no object]

escape the ax

see 1ax

there is no escaping

used to say that something is certainly true, real, etc., and cannot be avoided or denied无法回避;无法避免;不可否认
2 escape ˈskeɪp/ noun
plural escapes
2 escape
ˈskeɪp/
noun
plural escapes
Learner's definition of ESCAPE
[count] : an act of escaping from a place, situation, etc.逃跑;逃脱
[count] : a way of escaping from a place, situation, etc.逃路
see also fire escape
: an occurrence in which an amount of liquid or gas passes out through a hole or crack in a container漏出;渗出;溢出
[count]
[noncount]
TOEFL BNC: 1697 COCA: 2034

See also: escape


escape

1 of 3

verb

es·​cape i-ˈskāp How to pronounce escape (audio)
e-,
 dialectal  ik-ˈskāp
escaped; escaping

intransitive verb

1
a
: to get away (as by flight)
escaped from prison
b
: to issue from confinement
gas is escaping
c
of a plant : to run wild from cultivation
2
: to avoid a threatening evil
the boat sank but the crew escaped

transitive verb

1
: to get free of : break away from
escape the jungle
escape the solar system
2
: to get or stay out of the way of : avoid
efforts to escape poverty
3
: to fail to be noticed or recallable by
his name escapes me
4
a
: to issue from
a smile escaped me
b
: to be uttered involuntarily by
a sigh of relief escaped her
escaper noun

escape

2 of 3

noun

1
: an act or instance of escaping: such as
a
: flight from confinement
b
: evasion of something undesirable
c
: leakage or outflow especially of a fluid
d
: distraction or relief from routine or reality
2
: a means of escape
3
: a cultivated plant run wild
4
or less commonly Escape : escape key

escape

3 of 3

adjective

1
: providing a means of escape
escape literature
2
: providing a means of evading a regulation, claim, or commitment
an escape clause in a contract

Did you know?

If you were being held captive by someone gripping the coat or cloak you were wearing, you might be able to get away by slipping out of it. This is the idea on which the word escape is based. Escape is made up of the Latin prefix ex-, which means “out of,” and the Latin word cappa, which means “head covering” or “cloak.”

Choose the Right Synonym for escape

escape, avoid, evade, elude, shun, eschew mean to get away or keep away from something.

escape stresses the fact of getting away or being passed by not necessarily through effort or by conscious intent.

nothing escapes her sharp eyes

avoid stresses forethought and caution in keeping clear of danger or difficulty.

try to avoid past errors

evade implies adroitness, ingenuity, or lack of scruple in escaping or avoiding.

evaded the question by changing the subject

elude implies a slippery or baffling quality in the person or thing that escapes.

what she sees in him eludes me

shun often implies an avoiding as a matter of habitual practice or policy and may imply repugnance or abhorrence.

you have shunned your responsibilities

eschew implies an avoiding or abstaining from as unwise or distasteful.

a playwright who eschews melodrama

Example Sentences

Verb They managed to escape from the burning building. He needed a vacation to escape the routine of daily life. She moved to the city to escape the memory of her mother's death. trying to help people to escape poverty trying to help people to escape from poverty He succeeded in escaping punishment for many years. A few passengers somehow escaped injury. She barely escaped death when her car slid off the road. Several passengers escaped without injury. Noun The prisoners attempted a daring escape. He celebrated his escape from his boring job with a long vacation. She had a lucky escape when she wasn't injured in the accident. She managed to avoid serious injury, but it was a narrow escape. The door was locked; there was no escape. Gardening offered an escape from her busy life. an accidental escape of poisonous gases trying to prevent further escape of liquid See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
In one case, a good Samaritan knocked a handgun out of another would-be robber's hands in Washington Heights, Sliwa said, giving the victim a chance to escape. Fox News, 14 Sep. 2022 The blood found throughout the neighborhood—on sidewalks and at least one other neighboring house—further painted a harrowing picture of Murr’s desperate attempt to escape his murderers the night before. Alyssa Fiorentino, House Beautiful, 7 Sep. 2022 According to court documents, in an attempt to escape, McKinney drove over the curb and onto the sidewalk, crashing through the front window and wall of a business. Ayana Hamilton, The Arizona Republic, 3 Sep. 2022 For millions of Americans, President Joe Biden's student loan cancellation offers a life-changing chance to escape the burden of debt. Collin Binkley, ajc, 25 Aug. 2022 Fish near the surface would sometimes jump into the air in a desperate attempt to escape, but the dolphins were able to stay on target. Tom Metcalfe, NBC News, 17 Aug. 2022 Despite being boxed in, the teen driver began ramming the patrol cars in an attempt to escape, police say. Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 17 Aug. 2022 With its jaw back open, that is your chance to escape. Jamiel Lynch, CNN, 16 Aug. 2022 The special occasion fell in the middle of a trip to Paris for fashion week, so the couple took the opportunity to escape to the South of France for a few days, sharing the trip on Beck's YouTube channel. Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2022
Noun
And his saga — at least its first part — sanctifies the joy of escape as an act of redemptive moral rebellion. Darren Franich, EW.com, 16 Sep. 2022 The Trump supporters were suddenly corralled, with no avenue of escape. Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2022 Thrilling narratives of escape from captivity during World War II are legion. Alex Kershaw, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022 Here are five that fit the bill; several are also set in locales that add a sense of escape amid the drama. Karen Macpherson, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2022 Better to just let the little waves of intensity carry you from one conversation to the next, along with Alan’s evolving efforts at healing and inevitable contemplations of escape. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Aug. 2022 Labor Day weekend is when the last big rush of summer vacationers packs the roads and the skies, eager for an escape before school gets in full swing. Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 29 Aug. 2022 Jackson was taken to the California Institution for Women in Chino and could face charges for the escape, officials said. Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2022 Set in the Hotel Fontaine in New York City during Christmas, the holiday pic sees Georgia, played by Petsch, as a hotel manager who attracts eclectic guests looking for an escape from their everyday lives. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Aug. 2022
Adjective
One more benefit of recounting and recording your dreams is simply escape. David G. Allan, CNN, 4 Aug. 2022 Both works draw a line between the anti-escape devices used to control the enslaved and the subtler constraints on contemporary Black dissent. Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 4 May 2022 If possible, collect the bat in an escape-proof container with air holes and take to a local veterinarian for euthanasia. Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 8 Mar. 2022 On Wednesday, the 40-year-old stunt performer shared an update on his health after he was hospitalized last week following an escape act gone wrong at the Atlanta Motor Speedway, where the show is being filmed. Karen Mizoguchi, PEOPLE.com, 20 Oct. 2021 Authorities searched around Stevenson Park but could not locate Tidwell, who will face additional escape charges, the sheriff’s office said. Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 4 Dec. 2019 Another epic escape act seems improbable, but can't be ruled out if Di Francesco gets his tactics right in Rome. Stevens Griffiths, chicagotribune.com, 24 Apr. 2018 During his final three matches at the sectional, Skokna consistently employed a strategy of letting his opponent get escape points without trying to keep him down. Patrick Kelly, chicagotribune.com, 16 Feb. 2018 The Saturn 5, which flew 13 times, had an Earth-escape payload capacity of more than 100,000 pounds, about three times the capability of the Falcon Heavy. William Harwood, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2018 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English, from Anglo-French escaper, eschaper, from Vulgar Latin *excappare, from Latin ex- + Late Latin cappa head covering, cloak

First Known Use

Verb

13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1817, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of escape was in the 13th century
TOEFL BNC: 1697 COCA: 2034
escape

noun¹

1getting away from a place逃離ADJECTIVE | VERB + ESCAPE | ESCAPE + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEattempted逃跑未遂successful成功逃脫great大逃亡one of the greatest escapes of all time有史以來的最大逃亡之一daring勇敢的逃離the daring escape of a Resistance fighter from prison抵抗運動戰士的英勇越獄hasty, quick倉促逃跑;迅速逃脫I made a hasty escape.我倉促逃跑。VERB + ESCAPEmake, make good逃脫;成功逃脫He made his escape through the window.他越窗逃走。I found an open door and made good my escape.我發現有扇門開着,就成功逃走了。plan計劃逃跑attempt企圖逃跑a group of slaves that attempted an escape一群試圖逃跑的奴隸block, prevent挫敗逃跑企圖;阻止逃脫He stepped in front of me, blocking my escape.他一步跨到我前面,擋住了我逃脫的去路。allow可以逃脫The ground became swamped, allowing no escape.地面成了一片泥沼,無法逃脫。ESCAPE + NOUNattempt, bid (especially BrE) 逃脫嘗試route逃跑路線vehicle逃逸飛行器hatch, ladder, tunnel安全艙;應急梯;逃生隧道plan逃離計劃Together they formulated an escape plan.他們一起制訂了一個逃生計劃。PREPOSITIONescape from從⋯逃離his escape from the prison camp他逃離戰俘營PHRASESa means of escape, a way of escape逃跑方法She looked around for a means of escape.她環顧四周尋找逃跑方法。a possibility of escape逃跑的可能性There was clearly no possibility of escape.很明顯沒有逃跑的可能。
escape

noun²

2avoiding sth unpleasant or boring避開ADJECTIVE | VERB + ESCAPE | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEclose, narrow, near很險的躲過lucky, miraculous, remarkable僥幸躲過;奇跡般躲過A driver had a lucky escape after a brick was dropped on his car from a bridge.司機幸運地躲過了從橋上掉到車上的磚塊。temporary暫時避開young people's need for temporary escape from the demanding journey into adulthood年輕人需要暫時避開步入成年的艱辛歷程perfect, ultimate, welcome放鬆的絕佳去處;受歡迎的消遣For many, the ultimate escape is a tranquil beach filled with white sand.對於很多人而言,鋪滿白沙的寧靜海灘是休閒消遣的絕佳去處。VERB + ESCAPEhave躲過plan, plot計劃逃脫;密謀出逃Celine has been plotting her escape for months.數月來塞莉納一直在密謀逃跑。need, seek需要/尋求避開city dwellers seeking escape from stress尋求遠離壓力的城市居民find獲得解脫Craig finds escape in dreams.克雷格在睡夢中獲得解脫。offer, provide提供解脫This play offered an escape from the everyday.這個遊戲讓人可以從日常事務中解脫一下。PREPOSITIONescape from避開He had a narrow escape from gunfire.他從炮火中死裏逃生。
escape

verb

ADVERB | VERB + ESCAPE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERBbarely, just, narrowly很險地逃脫They narrowly escaped being killed in the fire.他們險些在大火中喪生。The survivors barely escape in whatever ships they can find.幸存者看到不管什麼船都上,這才勉強得以逃脫。not completely, not entirely, not fully沒完全逃脫The head of department cannot entirely escape responsibility for this situation.系主任不能完全逃脫造成這種情況的責任。somehow以某種方式逃脫Apparently, they had escaped somehow and gotten home.顯然,他們想方設法逃回了家裏。largely在很大程度上避開The city largely escaped bombing in the campaign.這次戰役中,該市幾乎未遭轟炸。eventually, finally最終逃脫She eventually escaped to the US.她最後逃到了美國。never永遠無法逃脫Tony may never escape his emotional struggle.或許托尼永遠都無法擺脫情感掙紮。easily輕易避開They're so small they can easily escape notice.他們這麼矮小,很容易避開他人的注意。safely, successfully安全逃脫;成功逃離pilots who successfully escaped while their aircraft was being shot down飛機被擊落時成功逃生的飛行員VERB + ESCAPEcannot不能逃脫be impossible to不可能逃脫be easy to容易逃脫It was easy to escape in the confusion of the besieged city.趁着被圍城市的混亂很容易逃脫。attempt to, seek to, try to企圖逃脫struggle to奮力逃脫He got hurt while struggling to escape.他奮力逃脫時受了傷。hope to, want to, wish to希望逃脫;想要擺脫a lonely man who wants to escape his lifestyle一個想要擺脫現有生活方式的孤獨男人need to需要逃脫I need to escape. I want to go away from here.我得逃出去,我要離開這裏。manage to設法逃脫let sb讓某人逃走It was stupid of Lee to let them escape.李真蠢,讓他們逃了。help sb (to)幫助某人逃走PREPOSITIONfrom從⋯逃走to escape from prison越獄into逃進They escaped into the forest.他們逃進了森林。to逃到The family escaped to the West.那家人逃到了西部。with帶着⋯逃走Thieves escaped with property worth over $5 000.竊賊帶着價值 5,000 多美元的財產逃走了。without未⋯而逃脫The driver escaped without injury.司機逃生,毫髮無損。PHRASESescape alive成功逃生Only two of the men escaped alive.只有兩人成功逃生。escape sb's clutches擺脫某人的控制He had managed to escape the clutches of the police yet again.他再次設法擺脫了警察的控制。escape from it all擺脫這一切We would always go there to escape from it all.我們總是到那裏以擺脫這一切。escape (sb's) notice避開 ( 某人的 ) 注意errors that had escaped my notice我沒注意到的錯誤escape unharmed, escape unhurt, escape uninjured, escape unscathed未受傷害地逃脫escape with your life大難不死She was very lucky to escape with her life.她很幸運地逃脫了,撿了一命。

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