1person/place 人/地点ESCAPE [intransitiveI] to leave a place when someone is trying to catch you or stop you, or when there is a dangerous situation 逃走,逃离
He broke down the locked door and escaped.
他砸开上锁的门,逃走了。
escape from/through/over etc
He escaped from prison in October.
他在10月份越狱逃跑了。
escape to
She escaped to Britain in 1938.
她于1938年逃到了英国。
2danger 危险ESCAPE [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to get away from a dangerous or bad situation 〔从危险或糟糕的处境中〕逃离,逃避,摆脱
escape with
He escaped with minor injuries.
他逃了出来,受了点轻伤。
escape unhurt/unscathed/unharmed etc
A boy escaped unhurt when the fire in his room exploded.
一名男孩在其房间失火引发爆炸时安然逃脱。
They went to the hills to escape the summer heat.
他们去山中避暑了。
escape somebody’s clutches (=escape from someone) 摆脱某人的纠缠[控制]
The youth was trying to escape the clutches of two drunken female companions.
那个小伙子试图摆脱两名醉酒女伴的纠缠。
3avoid 避免ESCAPE [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to avoid something bad or that you do not want to happen 避开,逃避
He narrowly escaped death in an avalanche.
他在一次雪崩中死里逃生。
The two passengers escaped serious injury.
那两名乘客逃过一劫,未受重伤。
They must not be allowed to escape justice.
决不能让他们逃脱法律的制裁。
It seemed impossible he would escape detection.
他似乎不可能不被发现。
4gas/liquid etc 气体/液体等POUR [intransitiveI] if gas, liquid, light, heat etc escapes from somewhere, it comes out 〔气体、液体、光、热等〕泄漏,逸出
Vents allow any steam to escape if the system overheats.
如果系统过热,排放口可使蒸汽逸出。
5sound 声音SOUND [intransitiveI, transitiveT] literary if a sound escapes from someone, they accidentally make that sound(由…)不自觉地发出
A small laugh escaped her.
她不由得轻声笑了出来。
escape from
Holman let a weary sigh escape from his lips.
霍尔曼不由得疲惫地叹了口气。
6.escape somebody’s attention/noticeif something escapes your attention or notice, you do not see it or realize that it is there 逃过某人的注意;被某人忽视
7the name/date/title etc escapes somebodyused to say that someone cannot remember something 某人记不起某个名字/日期/名称等
For some reason which escapes me, we had to take a taxi.
忘记是为什么了,我们只好坐了出租车。
8there’s no escaping (the fact)used to emphasize that something is definitely important or will definitely happen 不可否认的是;毫无疑问
There’s no escaping the fact that work has profound effects on emotions and health.
毫无疑问,工作会对情绪和健康产生极大的影响。
nCOLLOCATIONS – Meanings 1,2 & 3
verbs
try/attempt to escape
Some prisoners tried to escape, but most were recaptured or shot.
nouns
escape injury (=not be hurt)
Both drivers were lucky to escape serious injury.
escape justice (=not be caught and punished)
These terrorists must not be allowed to escape justice.
escape detection (=not be noticed)
Some insects manage to escape detection by merging with the background.
escape somebody’s clutches (=escape and not be caught be someone)
He managed to escape the men’s clutches and run off.
phrases
narrowly escape something (=only just avoid having something bad happen to you)
The firemen narrowly escaped being killed by the explosion.
escape with your life (=escape and not be killed)
When the tunnel collapsed, the men were lucky to escape with their lives.
escape unharmed/unscathed/unhurt
Two policemen were killed, but the president escaped unharmed.
escape alive
The crew of the sinking vessel were lucky to escape alive.
THESAURUS
escape to leave a place when someone is trying to catch you or stop you, or when there is a dangerous situation 逃走,逃离
The thief escaped through an upstairs window.
窃贼从楼上的一扇窗户逃走了。
She managed to escape from her attacker and call the police.
她设法逃离袭击者并报了警。
get away to escape from someone who is chasing you, especially when there is no chance that you will be caught. Get away is more informal than escape 逃脱,摆脱〔追捕者,尤用于不可能被抓住时;get away不如escape正式〕
The robbers got away but left plenty of clues at the scene.
劫匪逃走了,却在现场留下许多线索。
Don’t let him get away!
别让他跑了!
break free/break away to escape from someone who is holding you 逃脱,挣脱〔抓着自己的人〕
She broke free and started running.
她挣脱开后撒腿就跑。
flee written to leave somewhere very quickly in order to escape from danger 〔为避开危险而〕迅速离开,逃走
Many people were forced to flee the country.
许多人被迫逃离这个国家。
The two men fled before police arrived.
那两名男子在警察赶到之前逃走了。
get out to escape from a building or room 〔从建筑物或房间里〕逃出去
The jail is so secure that no one has ever broken out of it.
这所监狱戒备森严,从未有人越狱成功。
abscond formal to escape from a prison or institution where you are supposed to stay 〔从监狱或应留守的机构中〕逃走
Three prisoners who absconded have still not been found.
三名越狱的犯人依然下落不明。
He absconded from a psychiatric hospital.
他从精神病院逃跑了。
Examples from the Corpus
escape• Police surrounded the building, but somehow the gunman managed to escape.• There was no possible way to escape.• Guards have been ordered to shoot anyone trying to escape.• Lots of computer-generated technicaldazzle in this fantasy about jungle animals escaping a supernatural board game and terrorizing a New Hampshire town.• Weldon Flaharty, said in a recentinterview that he inexplicably escapedadministrativepunishment, which could have shortened his career.• Only four people managed to escape before the roofcollapsed.• Hareescaped death by testifying against his partner, who was later hanged.• Josie managed to escape from her attacker and call the police.• He was one of nine men who escaped from prison in July.• He escaped from prison in June, but was rearrested by police a month later.• A cloud of poisonous gas escaped from the chemical plant.• He ducked down an alley to escape from the mob that was chasing him.• Criminals generally know their neighborhood well, so it's not difficult for them to escape into the back streets.• He has escaped lightly from other brushes with the law, and from politically incorrectcondemnations of homosexuality, feminism and contraception.• I know I've heard this song before but its name escapes me.• Although I know that the novel was published in the nineteenth century, the actualdateescapes me.• Some people were able to escape over the border into Tanzania.• Knowingly or not, others have narrowly escaped Pottker.• Many young offendersescape punishment completely.• And suddenly she couldn't escape quickly enough.• I could see no way of escaping the boredom of the small-town social scene.• So far the terrorists have managed to escape the police.• But it means retailers' profitmarginsescape the tax net.• People are willing to pay $10 for a movieticket to escape their problems.• It looks as if they've escaped. They're probably over the border by now.• Grant had escaped through a bathroom window while in police custody.• Four prisonersescaped through a hole in the fence.• Gerhard Berger escapedunhurt from a high-speedcollision with Ferrari team-mate Jean Alesi.
escape from/through/over etc• Wildphlox, long escaped fromneat gardens, perfumed every roadside.• Had they all in fact something to escape from, perhaps something they didn't even acknowledge to themselves?• Females often try to escape from the alpha male's vigilance, and will go up to the beta male and solicit copulation.• Their representatives are helping thousands of orphaned children and displaced families escape from the tyranny of civil war.• For many people the only possible escape from their permanent state of poverty and malnourishment is to emigrate.
escape unhurt/unscathed/unharmed etc• Her two-week-old baby Harriet escaped unscathed.• They were lucky to escape unharmed.• Kettlewell and Taylor escaped unhurt after the accident outside Middleham on the way to the races.• Two women in the car escaped unhurt, but the home owner says he's lucky to be alive.• Gerhard Berger escaped unhurt from a high-speed collision with Ferrari team-mate Jean Alesi.• Fire escape: A man escaped unhurt from an early morning blaze in Bromborough.• The only department which explicitly escapes unscathed is the one which Conservatives would most like to abolish: the Department of Energy.• Joseph Aspinall, five, escaped unhurt when the fireplaceexploded in his room at Bispham, Lancs, yesterday.
narrowly escaped• For a moment Trent and Mariana were held immobile, stunned by the incredible power from which they had so narrowly escaped.• Looking to her heart, she sees the chasm left by a death she narrowly escaped.• With Emma he had played with fire and narrowly escaped burning.• During the war he narrowly escaped death dozens of times.• His three year-old daughterJadenarrowly escaped death when bullets were fired through the front door.• Read in studio A baby boy narrowly escaped death when his pram was crushed between a car and a garden wall.• In both cases, the journalistsnarrowly escapedinjury but the houses from which they had been transmitting were devastated.• Knowingly or not, others have narrowly escaped Pottker.
escape2 ●●○S3 noun
1ESCAPE[countableC, uncountableU] the act of getting away from a place, or a dangerous or bad situation 逃离,逃脱
The girl had no chance of escape.
那女孩没有机会逃跑。
Christina hoped it wouldn’t be too long before she could make her escape.
克里斯蒂娜希望她很快就能逃脱。
escape from
the firm’s narrow escape from bankruptcy
该公司险些破产
an escape route
逃跑的路线
They had a lucky escape (=were lucky not to be hurt or killed) when a car crashed into the front of their house.
一辆汽车迎面撞上了他们的房子,他们没有受伤真是幸运。
2ESCAPE[singular, uncountableU] a way of forgetting about a bad or boring situation for a short time 逃避(现实);暂时解脱
escape from
Travel can be an escape from the routine drudgery of life.
旅行可让人暂时从乏味的日常生活中解脱出来。
3POUR[countableC, uncountableU] an amount of gas, liquid etc that accidentally comes out of the place where it is being kept, or an occasion when this happens 〔气体、液体等的〕泄漏
nCOLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: the act of getting away from a place, or a dangerous or bad situation
verbs
plan an escape
We planned our escape carefully and waited for just the right moment.
prevent an escape (also foil an escape formal) (=stop an escape)
Walker grabbed her firmly by the wrist, preventing any chance of escape.
make your escape formal (=to escape)
I had to make my escape before the guards returned.
escape + NOUN
an escape attempt/bid
She made several unsuccessful escape attempts before finally getting away.
an escape plan
You should have an escape plan in the event of a fire.
an escape route
All their escape routes had been blocked.
phrases
have a narrow escape (=to only just avoid danger or difficulties)
The team had a narrow escape from relegation last season.
have a lucky escape
We had a lucky escape when a tree crashed through the ceiling.
have a miraculous escape (=be extremely lucky to escape)
Ellie had miraculous escape after a firework exploded in her hand.
a means of escape (=a way of escaping)
She searched in vain for a means of escape.
a chance/hope/possibility of escape
The river offered our only hope of escape.
make good your escape literary (=to succeed in escaping)
Dillinger handcuffed the deputy to the desk and made good his escape.
nCOLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: a way of forgetting about a bad or boring situation for a short time
phrases
a means of escape (=a way of forgetting about a bad situation)
Drugs and alcohol are their only means of escape.
somebody’s escape route from something (=someone’s only chance of getting away from a bad situation)
Bankruptcy offered his only escape route from mounting debt.
Examples from the Corpus
escape• McClellan considered Malvern Hill not so much a victory as another escape from disaster.• Some parts of the Bill are relevant to an attempted escape.• "Tunnel to Tanto Grande" the story of a daringescape staged by political prisoners in Peru.• Salim makes good his escape on the steamer - bound, we take it, for his bride.• Until his escape from the camps, he was beaten nearly everyday by his captors.• This gives the bird only about 10 seconds to make its escape from a wide bodied Boeing 747.• The fireman said they'd had a very lucky escape.• It was a narrowescape - a couple of minutes later the whole place went up in flames.• There is no escape from the physical nor is there any escape from the mind.• There is no escape from the difficulties of growing up.• Books are a good form of escape.• Visitors who come with only escape on their minds usually leave with a Chan Chich bird list.• Methaneblocks the escape of heat from the atmosphere.• Most of the money was spent within a month of the escape.• The gang had planned their escape thoroughly.• They had planned their escape very carefully.
make ... escape• I did make my escape from Roundhay - by a route taken by many of my contemporaries: higher education.• By the time they had sorted out the confusion and given chase, the woman had made good her escape.• But Solomon sat tight in his rain barrel, and after the cossacks had left empty-handed, he made his escape.• Salim makes good his escape on the steamer - bound, we take it, for his bride.• At all events the pursuit came to a suddenhalt and Henry was able to make good his escape in peace.• I decided to make my escape as soon as I could.
Originescape1
(1200-1300)Old North Frenchescaper, from Vulgar Latinexcappare, from Late Latincappa“head-covering”; from the idea of throwing off something that limits your movement
1getting away from a place逃離ADJECTIVE | VERB + ESCAPE | ESCAPE + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤attempted逃跑未遂▸➤successful成功逃脫▸➤great大逃亡◇one of the greatest escapes of all time有史以來的最大逃亡之一➤daring勇敢的逃離◇the daring escape of a Resistance fighter from prison抵抗運動戰士的英勇越獄➤hasty, quick倉促逃跑;迅速逃脫◇I made a hasty escape.我倉促逃跑。VERB + ESCAPE➤make, make good逃脫;成功逃脫◇He made his escape through the window.他越窗逃走。◇I found an open door and made good my escape.我發現有扇門開着,就成功逃走了。➤plan計劃逃跑➤attempt企圖逃跑◇a group of slaves that attempted an escape一群試圖逃跑的奴隸➤block, prevent挫敗逃跑企圖;阻止逃脫◇He stepped in front of me, blocking my escape.他一步跨到我前面,擋住了我逃脫的去路。➤allow可以逃脫◇The ground became swamped, allowing no escape.地面成了一片泥沼,無法逃脫。ESCAPE + NOUN➤attempt, bid (especially BrE) 逃脫嘗試▸➤route逃跑路線➤vehicle逃逸飛行器➤hatch, ladder, tunnel安全艙;應急梯;逃生隧道➤plan逃離計劃◇Together they formulated an escape plan.他們一起制訂了一個逃生計劃。PREPOSITION➤escape from從⋯逃離◇his escape from the prison camp他逃離戰俘營PHRASES➤a means of escape, a way of escape逃跑方法◇She looked around for a means of escape.她環顧四周尋找逃跑方法。➤a possibility of escape逃跑的可能性◇There was clearly no possibility of escape.很明顯沒有逃跑的可能。escape
noun²
2avoiding sth unpleasant or boring避開ADJECTIVE | VERB + ESCAPE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤close, narrow, near很險的躲過▸➤lucky, miraculous, remarkable僥幸躲過;奇跡般躲過◇A driver had a lucky escape after a brick was dropped on his car from a bridge.司機幸運地躲過了從橋上掉到車上的磚塊。➤temporary暫時避開◇young people's need for temporary escape from the demanding journey into adulthood年輕人需要暫時避開步入成年的艱辛歷程➤perfect, ultimate, welcome放鬆的絕佳去處;受歡迎的消遣◇For many, the ultimate escape is a tranquil beach filled with white sand.對於很多人而言,鋪滿白沙的寧靜海灘是休閒消遣的絕佳去處。VERB + ESCAPE➤have躲過➤plan, plot計劃逃脫;密謀出逃◇Celine has been plotting her escape for months.數月來塞莉納一直在密謀逃跑。➤need, seek需要/尋求避開◇city dwellers seeking escape from stress尋求遠離壓力的城市居民➤find獲得解脫◇Craig finds escape in dreams.克雷格在睡夢中獲得解脫。➤offer, provide提供解脫◇This play offered an escape from the everyday.這個遊戲讓人可以從日常事務中解脫一下。PREPOSITION➤escape from避開◇He had a narrow escape from gunfire.他從炮火中死裏逃生。escape
verb
ADVERB | VERB + ESCAPE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤barely, just, narrowly很險地逃脫◇They narrowly escaped being killed in the fire.他們險些在大火中喪生。◇The survivors barely escape in whatever ships they can find.幸存者看到不管什麼船都上,這才勉強得以逃脫。➤not completely, not entirely, not fully沒完全逃脫◇The head of department cannot entirely escape responsibility for this situation.系主任不能完全逃脫造成這種情況的責任。➤somehow以某種方式逃脫◇Apparently, they had escaped somehow and gotten home.顯然,他們想方設法逃回了家裏。➤largely在很大程度上避開◇The city largely escaped bombing in the campaign.這次戰役中,該市幾乎未遭轟炸。➤eventually, finally最終逃脫◇She eventually escaped to the US.她最後逃到了美國。➤never永遠無法逃脫◇Tony may never escape his emotional struggle.或許托尼永遠都無法擺脫情感掙紮。➤easily輕易避開◇They're so small they can easily escape notice.他們這麼矮小,很容易避開他人的注意。➤safely, successfully安全逃脫;成功逃離◇pilots who successfully escaped while their aircraft was being shot down飛機被擊落時成功逃生的飛行員VERB + ESCAPE➤cannot不能逃脫▸➤be impossible to不可能逃脫➤be easy to容易逃脫◇It was easy to escape in the confusion of the besieged city.趁着被圍城市的混亂很容易逃脫。➤attempt to, seek to, try to企圖逃脫➤struggle to奮力逃脫◇He got hurt while struggling to escape.他奮力逃脫時受了傷。➤hope to, want to, wish to希望逃脫;想要擺脫◇a lonely man who wants to escape his lifestyle一個想要擺脫現有生活方式的孤獨男人➤need to需要逃脫◇I need to escape. I want to go away from here.我得逃出去,我要離開這裏。➤manage to設法逃脫▸➤let sb讓某人逃走◇It was stupid of Lee to let them escape.李真蠢,讓他們逃了。➤help sb (to)幫助某人逃走PREPOSITION➤from從⋯逃走◇to escape from prison越獄➤into逃進◇They escaped into the forest.他們逃進了森林。➤to逃到◇The family escaped to the West.那家人逃到了西部。➤with帶着⋯逃走◇Thieves escaped with property worth over $5 000.竊賊帶着價值 5,000 多美元的財產逃走了。➤without未⋯而逃脫◇The driver escaped without injury.司機逃生,毫髮無損。PHRASES➤escape alive成功逃生◇Only two of the men escaped alive.只有兩人成功逃生。➤escape sb's clutches擺脫某人的控制◇He had managed to escape the clutches of the police yet again.他再次設法擺脫了警察的控制。➤escape from it all擺脫這一切◇We would always go there to escape from it all.我們總是到那裏以擺脫這一切。➤escape (sb's) notice避開 ( 某人的 ) 注意◇errors that had escaped my notice我沒注意到的錯誤➤escape unharmed, escape unhurt, escape uninjured, escape unscathed未受傷害地逃脫➤escape with your life大難不死◇She was very lucky to escape with her life.她很幸運地逃脫了,撿了一命。
escape ♦︎ get away ♦︎ elude ♦︎ evade ♦︎ loseThese words all mean to get away from sb who is chasing you or a dangerous situation that threatens you.这些词均表示摆脱、逃走。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to escape / get away from sb / sth◆to escape / evade being captured, hit, killed, etc.◆to escape / get away from / elude / evade / lose your pursuers◆to escape / elude / evade capture / detection / the police◆to escape / evade arrest◆to manage to escape sb / get away from sb / elude sb / evade sb■escape [intransitive, transitive, no passive] to get away from or avoid an unpleasant or dangerous situation or event; to suffer no harm or less harm than you would expect摆脱;逃离;逃脱;幸免于难◆She managed to escape from the burning car.她好不容易从燃烧的汽车里逃了出来。◆ (figurative) As a child he would often escape into a dream world of his own.小时候他常常躲进自己的梦幻世界。◆There was no escaping the fact that he was overweight.他体重超标这一事实是无法回避了。◆The police will not escape criticism in this affair.在这件事情上,警方免不了会受到批评。◆She managed to escape the fate of the other rebels.她总算逃过了其他造反者的厄运。◆The pilot escaped death by seconds.这名飞行员在生死瞬间逃出生天。◆He narrowly escaped being killed.他险些丧命。◆She only just escaped with her life.她好险捡回了自己的命。◆Both drivers escaped unhurt.两名司机都幸免于难,安然无恙。ⓘ You can escape being caught or punished. * escape可以指躲避抓捕或逃避惩罚◆to escape detection / capture / arrest / justice / prosecution / conviction / punishment / prison逃避侦查;躲避抓捕;躲避逮捕;逃避正义;险些被起诉;险些被定罪;摆脱惩罚;险些被送监Note that to escape prison means to avoid being sent to prison; to get out of prison once you have been sent there is to escape from prison. You can also escape being killed or injured.注意escape prison指险些被送进监狱,表示越狱时用escape from prison。escape还可以表示险些丧命或受伤◆to escape death / assassination / the massacre / drowning / injury / being hit / the fighting死里逃生;差点被暗杀;在大屠杀中幸免遇难;险些溺水而死;险些受伤;差点被击中;躲过了那一战You can escape being blamed for sth * escape还表示免于受指责◆to escape blame / censure / criticism / sb's wrath免遭指责;免受审查;免遭批评;免于承受某人的怒火or you can escape your fate or destiny or other serious problems such as bankruptcy or a recession. People are often lucky to escape sth, especially if they only just or narrowly escape. * escape亦指规避严重问题,如与fate、destiny搭配表示逃避厄运、天命,与bankruptcy、recession搭配表示免于破产、经济衰退。因运气好逃过一劫用be lucky to escape sth,表示好险逃过可加上副词only just或narrowly。▸escape
noun
[countable, uncountable] ◆I had a narrow escape(= I was lucky to have escaped).我侥幸脱险。◆There was no hope of escape from her disastrous marriage.她无望从不幸的婚姻中解脱出来。◆As soon as he turned his back, she would make her escape.他只要一转身,她就会逃走。■ˌget aˈway
phrasal verb
(getting, got, got; NAmEspokengetting, got, gotten)to escape from a person, place or situation摆脱(某人或某种处境);逃离(某地)◆He felt that he had to get away from home, away from his parents and their efforts to rule his life.他觉得必须要逃离他的家,逃离他的父母,逃离父母对他人生的掌控。◆You'd better get away-the soldiers are coming.你赶快逃吧,那些士兵马上就要来了。▸getaway
noun
[countable, usually singular] ◆We'll have to make a quick getaway.我们得赶快逃走。◆a getaway car逃跑用的汽车■elude iˈluːd [transitive] (ratherformal) to avoid or escape from sb/sth, especially in a clever way(尤指机敏地)避开,逃避,躲避◆The two men managed to elude the police for six weeks.这两个男人想方设法避过了警方追捕达六个星期之久。◆How did the killer elude detection for so long?杀手怎么能躲过侦缉这么久?■evade ɪˈveɪd [transitive] (ratherformal) to avoid or escape from sb/sth避开;逃避;躲避◆For two weeks they evaded the press.他们有两个星期一直躲着记者。◆He managed to evade capture.他设法逃脱了抓捕。NOTE辨析 Elude or evade?In many cases you can use either word.在许多情况下这两个词可以通用◆to elude / evade detection / capture / the police / your pursuers躲避侦查;逃脱追捕;躲避警察/追捕者Elude emphasizes the skill or cleverness required to avoid being caught; evade simply emphasizes the fact of not being caught. * elude强调躲避追捕时的机智灵敏,evade仅强调没有被抓到的事实。■lose(lost, lost) [transitive] to escape from sb/sth who is following or chasing you摆脱,逃脱(尾随或追赶的人)◆We managed to lose our pursuers in the darkness.我们总算在黑暗中摆脱了追赶者。