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单词 escapee
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escapee

[ ih-skey-pee, es-key- ]
/ ɪ skeɪˈpi, ˌɛs keɪ- /
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noun

a person who escapes, especially from a prison or other place of detention.

Origin of escapee

First recorded in 1860–65; escape + -ee

Words nearby escapee

escape, escape artist, escape beat, escape clause, escaped ventricular contraction, escapee, escape hatch, Escape key, escape mechanism, escapement, escapement error
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Example sentences from the Web for escapee

  • Years ago, as an escapee of the George W. Bush administration, I wrote a whole book about it.

    Republicans Allowed Karl Rove to Mislead Them Again|Matt Latimer|November 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST
  • Jink, here, has a theory that it's some escapee from the paper-doll factory, with a machete.

    Police Operation|H. Beam Piper
  • When the goat squeezed under the dog leaped over and continued to herd the escapee toward the pen.

    Rescue Dog of the High Pass|James Arthur Kjelgaard

British Dictionary definitions for escapee

escapee
/ (ɪˌskeɪˈpiː) /

noun

a person who has escaped, esp an escaped prisoner
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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