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escape

英 [ɪ'skeɪp; e-] 美[ɪˈskep]
  • vt. 逃避,避开,避免;被忘掉;被忽视
  • vi. 逃脱;避开;溜走;(气体,液体等)漏出;(未受伤或只受了一点伤害而)逃脱;声音(不自觉地)由…发出
  • n. 逃跑;逃亡;逃走;逃跑工具或方法;野生种;泄漏

英英释意


1. the act of escaping physically;
"he made his escape from the mental hospital"
"the canary escaped from its cage"
"his flight was an indication of his guilt"
2. an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy;
"romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life"
"his alcohol problem was a form of escapism"
3. the unwanted discharge of a fluid from some container;
"they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe"
"he had to clean up the leak"
4. a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level
5. nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do;
"his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible"
"that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive"
6. an avoidance of danger or difficulty;
"that was a narrow escape"
7. a means or way of escaping;
"hard work was his escape from worry"
"they installed a second hatch as an escape"
"their escape route"
8. a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild