| 单词 | escape |
| 释义 | Word Frequency escape(ɪˈskeɪp) verb 1. to get away or break free from (confinements, captors, etc) the lion escaped from the zoo 2. to manage to avoid (imminent danger, punishment, evil, etc) to escape death 3. (intransitive; usually foll by from) (of gases, liquids, etc) to issue gradually, as from a crack or fissure; seep; leak water was escaping from the dam 4. (transitive) to elude; be forgotten by the actual figure escapes me 5. (transitive) to be articulated inadvertently or involuntarily a roar escaped his lips 6. (intransitive) (of cultivated plants) to grow wild noun 7. the act of escaping or state of having escaped 8. avoidance of injury, harm, etc a narrow escape 9. a. a means or way of escape b. (as modifier) an escape route 10. a means of distraction or relief, esp from reality or boredom angling provides an escape for many city dwellers 11. a gradual outflow; leakage; seepage 12. Also called: escape valve, escape cock a valve that releases air, steam, etc, above a certain pressure; relief valve or safety valve 13. a plant that was originally cultivated but is now growing wild Derived forms escapable (esˈcapable) adjective escaper (esˈcaper) noun Word origin C14: from Old Northern French escaper, from Vulgar Latin excappāre (unattested) to escape (literally: to remove one's cloak, hence free oneself), from ex-1 + Late Latin cappa cloak |
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