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| /ɪˈskeɪp/ |
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| 1 | I to get away from a place where you are in danger 逃离，逃脱（危险） |
| Three people died in the fire, but John escaped through the bedroom window. 3人在火灾中丧生，但约翰从卧室的窗户逃脱。 |
| +from His family escaped from Germany and arrived in Britain in 1938. 他们一家于1938年从德国逃到了英国。 |
| | 1a | I/T to get away from a very unpleasant situation 摆脱 | | people trying to escape poverty 努力摆脱贫困的人们 | | +from She saw university as a way to escape from her oppressive home life. 她把大学看作是摆脱压抑的家庭生活的一种方法。 | |
| | 1b | I to get away from a place that you are not supposed to leave such as a prison 逃跑 | | She was shot while trying to escape. 她在试图越狱时中枪。 | |
| | 1c | I/T to get away from an embarrassing or annoying situation 逃避；躲避 | | Maggie started talking to me and I thought I’ d never escape. 玛吉开始和我讲话，我想我决不会逃避。 | | escape sb’ s clutches He was trying to escape the clutches of two amorous young girls. 他正试图摆脱两个多情女子的纠缠。 | |
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| 2 | I/T to avoid being killed or seriously injured in an accident or attack （在事故或攻击中）幸免 |
| Two security guards escaped injury in the attack. 两名保安在这次袭击中没有受伤。 |
| +with Mr Smith escaped with cuts and bruises. 史密斯先生逃了出来，浑身是割伤和擦伤。 |
| escape unhurt/unharmed/unscathed Her two-week-old baby escaped unscathed. 她两周大的婴儿也活了下来，毫发无损。 |
| escape with your life (=avoid being killed) He was lucky to escape with his life. 逃生 |
| | 2a | T to avoid a difficult or unpleasant situation 避开 | | The area has escaped the ravages of war. 这个地区得以免受战争的破坏。 | | Hughes seems certain to escape punishment. 看来休斯肯定可以逃脱惩罚。 | | narrowly escape Durham narrowly escaped defeat in their first match of the season. 德拉姆在这个赛季的第一场比赛中险些落败。 | |
| | 2b | I/T to avoid thinking about or dealing with an unpleasant situation you are in 逃避（现实） | | +from The cinema allowed people to escape from the depressing realities of their lives. 电影院使人们能够逃避生活中令人沮丧的现实。 | |
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| 3 | T if something escapes you , you cannot remember it or you do not notice it 被遗忘；被忽略 |
| His name escapes me right now. 他的名字我一时想不起来。 |
| It seems to have escaped him that I was the one who first introduced him to her. 他似乎已经忘了是我把他介绍给她认识的。 |
| escape your attention/notice It had not escaped my attention that Joseph was absent. 我注意到约瑟夫没有来。 |
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| 4 | I to come out of a container , usually by accident （意外）泄漏，流出 |
| How will we know if there’ s any gas escaping? 如果有气体泄漏，我们怎么知道？ |
| About five tonnes of crude oil had escaped into the sea. 约5吨的原油泄漏到了海里。 |
| | 4a | to come out of your mouth , although you did not intend it to （不自觉地）发出，说出 | | A weary sigh escaped from her lips. 她不禁叹了一口气，显得很厌倦。 | |
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| 5 | I informal to go away on holiday 去度假 |
| We’ re hoping to escape to the Algarve in May. 我们希望5月去阿尔加维度假。 |
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| - | there’ s no escaping the fact that
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| used for saying that something is definitely true or important , even though you may prefer to think that it is not |
| 不可否认的是；毫无疑问 |
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