escape
verb uk/ɪˈskeɪp/ us/ɪˈskeɪp/
(GET FREE)
B1 [ I or T ]逃走，逃脱，逃离;逃避，避开
to get free from something, or to avoid something
Two prisoners have escaped. 两个犯人逃走了。
A lion has escaped from its cage. 一头狮子逃出了兽笼。
She was lucky to escape serious injury. 她真是万幸，逃过一劫，没有受重伤。
He narrowly (= only just) escaped a fine. 他差一点被罚款。
His name escapes me (= I have forgotten his name). 我记不起他的名字了。
Nothing important escapes her notice/attention. 任何重要的事情都不会逃过她的眼睛／注意。
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- In order to escape capture, he fled to the mountains.
- He had to jump out of an upstairs window to escape.
- Refugees have been pouring into neighbouring countries to escape the civil war.
- Both children escaped unharmed from the burning building.
- In the end she left home just to escape the tyrannical rule of her mother.
(COMPUTER)
[ I ] computing specialized退出，结束（计算机运行程序）
to press the key on a computer keyboard that allows you to leave a particular screen and return to the previous one or to interrupt a process
Escape from this window and return to the main menu. 从这个窗口退出，返回主菜单。
Idiom
there's no escaping the factidiom 不可否认的是；毫无疑问
used to mean that something is certain
There's no escaping the fact (that) we won't be able to complete these orders without extra staff. 不可否认的是，如果不增添人手，我们将无法完成这些订单。
escape
noun uk/ɪˈskeɪp/ us/ɪˈskeɪp/
(GET FREE)
C1 [ C or U ]逃脱，逃离
the act of successfully getting out of a place or a dangerous or bad situation
He made his escape on the back of a motorcycle. 他骑上摩托车逃之夭夭。
an escape route 逃跑路线
They had a narrow escape (= only just avoided injury or death) when their car crashed. 撞车事故中，他们九死一生，逃过一劫。
[ C ]漏出；泄漏；溢出
a loss that happens by accident
an escape of radioactivity 放射线泄漏
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- We've got all the exits covered, so they've no chance of escape.
- It was a daring escape.
- He told the extraordinary story of his escape.
- She gave a hair-raising account of her escape through the desert.
- It sounds as if you had a lucky escape .
(FORGET)
B2 [ S ]（对现实的）逃避，回避；解脱之物
something that helps you to forget about your usual life or problems
Romantic novels provide an escape from reality. 浪漫小说提供了一种逃避现实的方式。
(COMPUTER)
[ U ] computing specialized (also escape key); (written abbreviation Esc)（计算机键盘上的）退出键
the key on a computer keyboard that allows you to leave a particular screen and return to the previous one or to interrupt a process
Press Esc to return to the main menu. 按退出键返回主菜单。