escape
verbVerb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they escape | |
| he / she / it escapes | |
| past simple escaped | |
| past participle escaped | |
| -ing form escaping |
- [intransitive, transitive]
to get away from a place where you have been kept as a prisoner or not allowed to leave （从监禁或管制中）逃跑，逃走，逃出 Two prisoners have escaped. 两名犯人逃走了。 They were caught trying to escape. 他们在试图逃走时被抓了 - escape from somebody/something
He escaped from prison this morning. 他今天早上从监狱里逃跑了。 She attempted to escaped from the pirates holding her hostage. 她试图从劫持她的海盗手中逃脱。 - escape somebody/something
She managed to escape her captors. 她设法逃脱了抓她的人。 He escaped prison with two other inmates. 他和另外两个囚犯一起越狱了。
Extra ExamplesApparently, they had escaped somehow and gotten home. 显然，他们想方设法逃回了家里。 He got hurt while struggling to escape. 他奋力逃脱时受了伤。 It was stupid of Lee to let them escape. 李真蠢，让他们逃了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- barely
- just
- narrowly
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- cannot
- be impossible to
- be easy to
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- from
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- escape alive
- escape somebody’s clutches
- escape from it all
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- [intransitive, transitive]
to get away from or avoid something unpleasant or dangerous 避开，避免（不愉快或危险的事物） Although he had no idea what life there would be like, he had to take the chance to escape. 虽然他不知道那里的生活会是什么样子，但他必须抓住机会逃跑。 - escape from something
She managed to escape from the burning car. 她设法从燃烧的汽车里逃了出来。 - escape into/to something (figurative)
As a child he would often escape into a dream world of his own. 小时候他常常躲进自己的梦幻世界中。 We were able to escape to the countryside during the summer months. 在夏天的几个月里，我们得以逃到乡下。 - escape with something
I escaped with only minor injuries. 我逃脱了，只受了点轻伤。 - + adj.
Both drivers escaped unhurt. 两个驾驶员都幸免于难，安然无恙。 to escape unharmed/uninjured/unscathed 安然无恙地逃脱 - escape something
She was lucky to escape punishment. 她逃脱惩罚真是幸运。 They were glad to have escaped the clutches of winter for another year. 他们很高兴又一年躲过了寒冬的魔爪。 The pilot escaped death by seconds. 这名飞行员数秒之内死里逃生。 There was no escaping the fact that he was overweight. 他身体超重这一事实是无法回避的。 - escape doing something
He narrowly escaped being killed. 他险些丧命。
More Like This Verbs usually followed by -ing formsVerbs usually followed by -ing formsExtra ExamplesTopics Dangerb1I need to escape. I want to go away from here. 我得逃出去，我要离开这里。 It was easy to escape in the confusion of the besieged city. 趁着被围城市的混乱很容易逃脱。 The survivors barely escape in whatever ships they can find. 幸存者看到不管什么船都上，这才勉强得以逃脱。 pilots who successfully escaped while their aircraft was being shot down 飞机被击落时成功逃生的飞行员 Thieves escaped with property worth over $5 000. 窃贼带着价值 5,000 多美元的财产逃走了。 We would always go there to escape from it all. 我们总是到那里以摆脱这一切。 She eventually escaped to the US. 她最后逃到了美国。 They escaped into the forest. 他们逃进了森林。 She only just escaped with her life. 她好险捡回了自己的命。 The driver escaped without injury. 司机逃生，毫发无损。 Tony may never escape his emotional struggle. 或许托尼永远都无法摆脱情感挣扎。 a lonely man who wants to escape his lifestyle 一个想要摆脱现有生活方式的孤独男人 He had managed to escape the clutches of the police yet again. 他再次设法摆脱了警察的控制。 Scotland seems to have escaped the worst of the recession. 苏格兰似乎躲过了最严重的经济衰退。 She managed to escape the fate of the other rebels. 她总算逃过了其他造反者的厄运。 The city largely escaped bombing in the campaign. 这次战役中，该市几乎未遭轰炸。 So far the robbers have escaped justice. 那些抢劫犯至今依然逍遥法外。 He fled the country to escape the king's wrath. 他逃离了这个国家以避开国王的惩罚。 The head of department cannot entirely escape responsibility for this situation. 系主任不能完全逃脱造成这种情况的责任。 The police will not escape criticism in this affair. 在这件事情上，警方免不了会受到批评。 No man can escape his destiny. 没有人能逃脱自己的宿命。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- barely
- just
- narrowly
- …
- cannot
- be impossible to
- be easy to
- …
- from
- into
- to
- …
- escape alive
- escape somebody’s clutches
- escape from it all
- …
- [transitive, no passive] escape somebody/something
to be forgotten or not noticed 被忘掉；被忽视；未被注意 Her name escapes me (= I can't remember it). 我记不起她的名字了。 It might have escaped your notice, but I'm very busy at the moment. 也许你没注意到，可我此刻忙得不可开交。
Extra Exampleserrors that had escaped my notice 我没注意到的错误 They're so small they can easily escape notice. 他们这么矮小，很容易避开他人的注意。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- barely
- just
- narrowly
- …
- cannot
- be impossible to
- be easy to
- …
- from
- into
- to
- …
- escape alive
- escape somebody’s clutches
- escape from it all
- …
- [intransitive]
(of gases, liquids, etc. 气体、液体等 to get out of a container, especially through a hole 漏出；泄漏；渗出 Put a lid on to prevent heat escaping. 盖上盖子，以免热气跑了。 - escape into something
toxic waste escaping into the sea 流入大海的有毒废料
Extra ExamplesThe container is sealed so the gas has no means of escaping into the air. 这个容器是密封的，所以气体无法逃逸到空气中。 As he twisted the pipe a trickle of water escaped. 在他转动管子的时候，一股细细的水流了出来。
- [transitive, intransitive] escape (something)
(of a sound 声音 to come out from your mouth without you intending it to （不自觉地）由…发出
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French eschaper, based on medieval Latin ex- ‘out’ + cappa ‘cloak’. Compare with escapade.
Idioms
close, lock, etc. the barn door after the horse has escaped (North American English)
(British English close, lock, etc. the stable door after the horse has bolted)
to try to prevent or avoid loss or damage when it is already too late to do so 马跑了才去关厩门；贼走关门，为时已晚