| 释义 |
escapee|ɛskəˈpiː, ɛˈskeɪpiː|
[f. escape v. + -ee.]
One who has escaped; esp. (a) an escaped convict from a penal settlement; (b) an escaped military or political prisoner.
1875–6W. Whitman Mem. War 40 Southern Escapees. 1880Melbourne Argus 22 July 2/3 The 10 New Caledonia escapees..are to be handed over to the French consul. 1884Manch. Guard. 9 Sept. 5 Some of the worst crimes have been committed in the colonies by escapees. 1902Westm. Gaz. 21 Aug. 3/1 The military watched him in his home in Middelburg as a cat watches a mouse, and..traps in the way of sham rebels and escapees were laid for him. 1945News Chron. 20 Apr. 4/4 A large number of the escapees were members of air crews who had baled out over France. 1954Koestler Invisible Writing iv. xxxix. 421 The five of us, plus some fifty other escapees. |