- break free from confinement or control逃跑, 逃脱：
two burglars have just escaped from prison
两名盗窃犯刚才越狱逃跑了
as adj. escaped escaped convicts.逃犯。
- with obj. elude or get free from (someone)逃避, 躲避：
he drove along the dual carriageway to escape police.
他沿着复式车行道开车以逃避警察。
- succeed in avoiding or eluding something dangerous, unpleasant, or undesirable侥幸躲过, 幸免：
the driver escaped with a broken knee
司机死里逃生, 但膝盖骨骨折了。
with obj. a baby boy narrowly escaped death.一个男婴幸免于难。
- (of a gas, liquid, or heat) leak from a container（气体, 液体, 热量）漏出; 逸出。
- with obj.(of words or sounds) issue involuntarily or inadvertently from (someone or their lips)（话语, 声音）（不由自主地）从…发出; 由…发出：
a sob escaped her lips.
她不由得抽泣了起来。
- with obj. fail to be noticed or remembered by (someone)没被…注意; 被…遗忘：
the name escaped him
他把名字给忘掉了
it may have escaped your notice, but this is not a hotel.
你也许没有注意到, 但这不是旅馆。
- with obj. Computing interrupt (an operation) by means of the escape key【计算机】用退出键中断（操作）。
- cause (a subsequent character or characters) to be interpreted differently使（后续字符）得到不同的解释。
- an act of breaking free from confinement or control逃跑; 逃脱：
the story of his escape from a POW camp
那个有关他从战俘营逃跑的故事
the gang had made their escape
那一伙人逃跑了
mass noun he could think of no way of escape, short of rudeness.除了撒野之外, 他再也想不出其他逃跑的办法。
- an act of successfully avoiding something dangerous, unpleasant, or unwelcome逃避：
the baby was fine, but it was a lucky escape.
孩子没事儿, 这是不幸之中的万幸。
- a means of escaping from somewhere逃跑方法：
as modifier he had planned his escape route.他计划了逃跑线路。
- a garden plant or pet animal that has gone wild and (especially in plants) become naturalized野化的植物（或宠物）。
- a form of temporary distraction from reality or routine暂时解脱; 逃避现实; 消遣; 解闷：
romantic novels should present an escape from the dreary realities of life.
传奇小说应能让人从沉闷的现实生活中暂时解脱出来。
- a leakage of gas, liquid, or heat, from a container（气体、液体或热量的）泄漏; 逃逸。
- （亦作escape key）Computing a key on a computer keyboard which either interrupts the current operation or causes subsequent characters to be interpreted differently【计算机】退出键。
escape the clutches（或grip）of
- break free from the control or grasp of挣脱…的控制; 从…手中挣脱。
make good one's escape
- succeed in breaking free from confinement成功逃脱监禁：
by the time they had given chase, she had made good her escape.
等到他们开始追赶时, 她早已逃得没有踪影了。