escape

• 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

来自拉丁语*excappare, 逃跑，ex-, 向外，-cap, 帽子，斗篷。即被抓住的时候，从斗篷里钻出来逃跑。

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

escape

escape: [14] Originally, escape meant literally ‘take off one’s cloak’, and signified metaphorically ‘throw off restraint’ – much as we might say unbutton. The word appears to come ultimately from Vulgar Latin *excappāre, a hypothetical compound verb formed from the prefix ex- ‘out, off’ and cappa ‘cloak’ (source of English cape). This passed into Old Northern French as escaper (immediate source of the English word), by which time the metaphor had progressed from ‘throwing off restraint’ to ‘gaining one’s liberty’.
=> cape

escape (v.)

c. 1300, transitive and intransitive, "free oneself from confinement; extricate oneself from trouble; get away safely by flight (from battle, an enemy, etc.)," from Old North French escaper, Old French eschaper (12c., Modern French échapper), from Vulgar Latin *excappare, literally "get out of one's cape, leave a pursuer with just one's cape," from Latin ex- "out of" (see ex-) + Late Latin cappa "mantle" (see cap (n.)). Mid-14c., of things, "get or keep out of a person's grasp, elude (notice, perception, attention, etc.);" late 14c. as "avoid experiencing or suffering (something), avoid physical contact with; avoid (a consequence)." Related: Escaped; escaping.

escape (n.)

c. 1400, "an act of escaping, action of escaping," also "a possibility of escape," from escape (v.) or from Old French eschap; earlier eschap (c. 1300). Mental/emotional sense is from 1853. From 1810 as "a means of escape." The contractual escape clause recorded by 1939.

escape, avoid

这两个动词都有"躲避危险"之意。

escape： 多指避开实际的威胁，暗示威胁或危险正在迫近。

avoid： 侧重有意识地躲避开要冒险或有危险的事物或情况。

escape, flee, fly, get away, run away

这些动词或短语动词都有\"逃跑，逃脱\"之意。

escape： 侧重逃跑的结果，不强调逃跑时的匆忙或危险情况。

flee： 书面用词，侧重指逃跑时动作匆忙，多含惧怕之意。

fly含义与flee相同，但系非正式用词。

get away： 口语用语。侧重指犯罪分子从现场逃跑或被捕时逃走。

run away： 口语用语，强调动作迅速。

About 8% said they used the Internet as a way to escape problems, and almost 14% reported they "found it hard to stay away from the Internet for several days at a time.

出自-2010年6月阅读原文

He had a narrow escape in a car accident.

出自-2011年6月听力原文

Those dangers can be addressed with farmer and consumer education, he said, while the free water and nutrients from human waste can help urban farmers in developing countries to escape poverty.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

It did not escape notice that a lobbying firm set up by Lynton Crosby, David Cameron's election campaign director, had previously acted for Philip Morris International.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

Inequality is dangerous, he argued, not merely because it doesn't look good to have a large gap between the rich and the poor, but because inequality itself destroys upward mobility, making it harder for the poor to escape from poverty.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

Migrants to cities are attracted by plentiful jobs, access to hospitals and education, and the ability to escape the boredom of a farmer's agricultural life.

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

As each summer season approaches, there's no escape from it.

2019年6月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

I could easily escape discomfort, temporarily, by answering email or browsing the web under the pretense of so-called research.

2017年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

I use technology as an escape.

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Originally from South America, the snails were accidentally introduced into the Ebro Delta by Global Aquatic Technologies, a company that raised the snails for fresh-water aquariums, but failed to prevent their escape.

2018年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C

We are taught to believe that only by going to the best schools and getting the best grades can we escape the rat race and build a better future.

2018年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

A lunchtime escape allows her to keep a boss from tapping her on the shoulder.

2019年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

As the months went by, the rabbits saw that I was no threat and didn't escape.

2015年高考英语四川卷 完形填空 原文

Even when the machines are recycled and the harmful metals removed, the recycling process often is carried out in poor countries, in practically uncontrolled ways which allow many poisonous substances to escape into the environment.

2015年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

Fortunately, Natalie's family escaped to Brooklyn shortly before the city's bridge closed.

2016年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

Yet, now that I'm growing and the world I once knew as being so simple is becoming more complex, I find myself needing a way to escape.

2019年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

Thus poor countries might not be able to escape their poverty traps without political changes that may be possible only with broader formal education.

出自-2009年考研阅读原文

In fat， circumstances seem to be designed to bring out the best in us and if we feel that we have been “wronged” then we are unlikely to begin a conscious effort to escape from our situation.

出自-2011年考研翻译原文

We aim to be objective, but we cannot escape the context of our unique life experience.

出自-2012年考研阅读原文

During the experiment, the social robot rat followed the living rats around, played with the same toys, and opened caged doors to let trapped rats escape.

2020年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

(figurative)As a child he would often escape into a dreamworld of his own.

小时候他常常躲进自己的梦幻世界中。

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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。

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She was lucky to escape punishment.

她逃脱惩罚真是幸运。

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The pilot escaped death by seconds.

这位飞行员数秒之内死里逃生。

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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。

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He narrowly escaped being killed.

他险些丧命。

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I was lucky to escape with minor injuries.

我只受了一点轻伤逃出来真是万幸。

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Both drivers escaped unhurt .

两个驾驶员都幸免于难，安然无恙。

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Her name escapes me (= I can't remember it) .

我记不起她的名字了。

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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。

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Put a lid on to prevent heat escaping.

盖上盖子，以免热气跑了。

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toxic waste escaping into the sea

流入大海的有毒废料

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A groan escaped her lips.

她不由得发出一声呻吟。

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an escape from a prisoner of war camp

从战俘营中逃出

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I had a narrow escape (= I was lucky to have escaped) .

我是死里逃生。

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She managed to escape from the burning car.

她设法从燃烧的汽车里逃了出来。

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He escaped from prison this morning.

他今天早上从监狱里逃跑了。

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Two prisoners have escaped.

两名犯人逃走了。

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Leave a vent open to let some moist air escape.

打开一个通风口，让潮气逸出一些。

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Blonde and slender, she was too striking to escape their attention.

金发细腰的她太引人注目了，他们很难不注意到她。

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It was an actor whose name escapes me for the moment...

那个男演员的名字我一时想不起来了。

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We all need the occasional escape route from the boring, routine aspects of our lives...

我们都时不时需要逃避生活中的无聊和平淡。

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This has, in fact, turned out to be a wonderful escape clause for dishonest employers everywhere.

事实上，这已经成为所有狡猾的雇主们用来躲避责任的绝妙条款。

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A prisoner has escaped from a jail in northern England...

一名囚犯从英格兰北部的一所监狱中越狱。

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They are reported to have escaped to the other side of the border...

有报道称他们已经逃过了国境线。

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The man made his escape.

那个人逃跑了。

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The two officers were extremely lucky to escape serious injury...

那两名警官极其幸运，没有受重伤。

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The man's girlfriend managed to escape unhurt...

那个男人的女朋友成功逃脱，毫发无损。

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But for me television is an escape.

但是对我而言，看电视是一种逃避的方法。

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...an escape from the depressing realities of wartime.

对于战时令人抑郁的现实生活的一种逃避

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