escape
v
1 [I, Ipr] ~ (from sb/sth) get free; get away (from imprisonment or control) (從監禁、 管制中)逃脫, 逃走
Two prisoners have escaped. 有兩個囚犯越獄了.
A lion has escaped from its cage. 有一頭獅子從籠中逃走了.
She longed to escape from her mother's domination. 她渴望擺脫母親的操縱.
(fig 比喻) When life became too difficult, he escaped into a dream world of his own. 生活太困難時, 他就躲進了自己夢幻世界之中.
2 [I, Ipr] ~ (from sth) (of gases, liquids, etc) find a way out (of a container, etc); leak; seep out (指氣體、 液體等)漏出, 泄漏, 滲出
There's gas escaping somewhere can you smell it? 有什麼地方漏煤氣了--你聞到了嗎?
Make a hole to let the water escape. 弄個洞讓水排出.
heat escaping through a window 從窗戶散發出的熱氣.
3 [I, Tn no passive 不用於被動語態, Tg]
keep free or safe from (sth unpleasant); avoid 避免或躲避(不愉快的事物); 免除
Where can we go to escape the crowds? 我們到哪里才能躲開這些人群?
escape punishment/being punished 避免懲罰[受罰]
You can't escape the fact that... 你不 能逃避這樣的事實....
4 [Tn no passive 不用於被動語態]
be forgotten or unnoticed by (sb/sth) 被遺忘; 未被注意
Her name escapes me, ie I can't remember it. 我想不起她的名字了.
The fault escaped observation (ie was not spotted) for months. 這故障數月來未引起注意.
Nothing escapes you/your attention, ie You notice everything. 什麼也瞞不了你.
5 (idm 習語) escape (sb's) `notice be missed or not noticed (by sb) 疏忽; 沒注意到
It won't have escaped your notice that I've been unusually busy recently. 你一定注意到了我最近一直忙得不得了.
escape n
1 [C, U] ~ (from sth) (act or action of) escaping; instance of having escaped 逃走; 逃脫
Escape from Dartmoor prison is difficult. 從達特穆爾監獄逃走非常困難.
There have been few successful escapes from this prison. 沒有什麼人能從這座監獄逃走.
When the guard's back was turned, she made her escape. 看守人一轉過身去, 她就逃走了.
2 [C] means of escaping 逃走或逃生的手段
The fire-escape is at the back of the building. 太平門在建筑物的後面.
[attrib 作定語]
The police have just found the escape vehicle. 警方剛找到逃走者使用的車輛.
He showed us our escape route on the map. 他在地圖上指出我們逃走的路線.
escape-pipe/-valve, ie to release excess steam or water when the pressure is too great 排出管[閥](壓力過高時可釋放出過剩的蒸汽或水).
3 [sing] (thing that provides a) temporary distraction from reality or dull routine 暫時逃避現實(的消遣事物)
He listens to music as an escape from the pressures of work. 他聽音樂以緩解一下工作的壓力.
4 [C] leak 漏出: an escape of gas 漏出煤氣.
5 (idm 習語) make ,good one's e`scape manage to escape completely and satisfactorily 設法逃脫.