escape from sth
from 后接被逃离的地点、处境或危险,表示“从……逃出”。
The prisoners escaped from the high-security jail.
囚犯们从戒备森严的监狱里逃了出来。
躲避;逃避;摆脱;被遗忘;逃过(某人的注意);(不由自主地)发出;流露;按 Esc 键中止(程序/命令);转义
to get free; to free oneself, especially from confinement
获得自由;使自己解脱。
To get free; to free oneself.
逃出监禁;越狱。
To break out of confinement.
躲避(讨厌的人或事物);逃避,摆脱。
To avoid (any unpleasant person or thing); to elude, get away from.
逃避抓捕;免受惩罚。
To avoid capture; to get away with something, avoid punishment.
暂时逃避责任和压力。
To avoid responsibilities and stresses for a time.
被遗忘。
To be forgotten by.
逃过...的注意;未被看见或记起。
To elude the observation or notice of; to not be seen or remembered by.
使(字符)转义;按字面意义解释。
To cause (a single character, or all such characters in a string) to be interpreted literally, instead of with any special meaning it would usually have in the same context, often by prefixing with another character.
按 Esc 键等中止程序或命令。
To halt a program or command by pressing a key (such as the "Esc" key) or combination of keys.
(植物)逸生,野生化。
To grow wild, instead of in a cultivated area.
不由自主地发出;流露。
To express, especially involuntarily.
一般现在时
She escapes from reality by reading books.
她通过读书逃避现实。
一般过去时
He escaped from the prison last night.
他昨晚从监狱逃跑了。
现在完成时
They have escaped the danger.
他们已经逃离了危险。
The prisoner escaped from the jail last night.
那名囚犯昨晚从监狱逃跑了。
用法提示:动词escape表示逃离某处,常与from连用。
She managed to escape the burning building through a window.
她设法通过窗户逃出了着火的大楼。
用法提示:escape直接接宾语,表示逃脱危险场所。
The bird escaped from its cage and flew away.
那只鸟从笼子里逃出来飞走了。
用法提示:动词escape表示从束缚中逃脱,与from连用。
from 后接被逃离的地点、处境或危险,表示“从……逃出”。
The prisoners escaped from the high-security jail.
囚犯们从戒备森严的监狱里逃了出来。
作“躲避、逃脱”讲时,escape 直接接宾语,不加 from。
He escaped punishment because of a legal technicality.
由于法律上的技术性细节,他逃脱了惩罚。
后接动名词的被动形式,表示“险些遭遇……”。
The driver narrowly escaped being hit by the truck.
那名司机险些被卡车撞到。
常用 escape sb's notice/attention,表示“未被某人察觉”。
The spelling mistake escaped the editor's notice.
这个拼写错误没有引起编辑的注意。
比 escape 正式,强调因危险或威胁而匆忙离开,后可接地点宾语或 from 短语。
较口语,指跑开、逃走,常指离家或离开某地,如 run away from home。
非正式,强调成功脱身或逃离现场,常与 from 连用。
特指从监狱、牢笼等封闭场所逃出,常与 of 连用。
grammar · medium
易错句子His name always escapes from me.
正确表达His name always escapes me.
表示“(名字、电话号码等)想不起来、记不住”时,escape 是及物动词,后面直接跟人作宾语,不能加 from。汉语说“从我脑中逃走”,很容易误加 from,但 escape me / escape someone 是固定搭配。
grammar · medium
易错句子He was lucky to escape to be punished.
正确表达He was lucky to escape being punished.
escape 表示“躲过、免于”某事时,后面接动名词,不接不定式;表示“逃过被惩罚”时动名词要用被动式 being punished。escape to + 地点才用不定式,意思是“逃到某地”(如 escape to France),与“免于受罚”无关。
grammar · medium
易错句子We must escape making the same mistake.
正确表达We must avoid making the same mistake.
汉语“避免做某事”对应英语 avoid doing sth,不能用 escape。escape 强调从危险、监禁或讨厌的人/事物中脱身(escape from prison, escape punishment),avoid 才是主动避开可能发生的不利情况;两者搭配不同,混用会造成词不达意。
仅就“逃出监禁、获得自由”义而言,反义为捕获;不适用于“逃避责任”等义。
仅就“越狱、逃出监禁”义而言,反义为监禁;不适用于“躲避”等义。
仅就“摆脱束缚”义而言,反义为限制;不适用于“逃过注意”等义。
两者在“避免不快之事”上可能有重叠,但 avoid 是普通用词,通常直接跟宾语,表示有意避开某人或某事;escape 更强调从危险、监禁或困境中脱身,常与 from 连用,也可直接接 punishment、notice 等抽象宾语。
两者都可指“躲避抓捕或惩罚”,但 evade 较正式,常暗示用手段规避法律、责任或税款,且直接跟宾语;escape 更强调实际脱身或摆脱,常与 from 连用。
两者都涉及逃离危险,但 flee 强调逃跑动作本身,不保证成功,常与 from 连用或直接跟地点;escape 更强调成功脱身或摆脱,还可接 punishment、notice 等抽象宾语。
越狱;逃出监狱
He escaped from prison by digging a tunnel.
他挖隧道越狱了。
逃避惩罚
The corrupt official escaped punishment for years.
那个腐败官员多年来逃避了惩罚。
逃过注意;未被察觉
The typo escaped my notice until after I sent the email.
那个笔误直到我发完邮件之后才被注意到。
逃避现实
Many people use video games to escape reality.
许多人用电子游戏逃避现实。
逃脱抓捕
The thief escaped capture by jumping onto a moving train.
那个小偷跳上一列行驶中的火车,逃脱了追捕。
前缀 e-(同 ex-,向外)+ 词根 scape(源自拉丁语 cappa,斗篷)+ 无后缀。本义“脱掉斗篷脱身”。同前缀词:exit(出口)、extend(延伸)、exclude(排除);同根词:cape(斗篷)、cap(帽子)。
死里逃生;侥幸脱险
The two climbers had a narrow escape when the avalanche missed them by seconds.
这两名登山者幸免于难,雪崩只差几秒就吞没了他们。
逃过某人的注意;未被某人察觉
The typo escaped my notice until the poster was printed.
海报印出来之前,我一直没发现这个错别字。
摆脱激烈竞争;逃离忙碌的生活
They sold their apartment in the city to escape the rat race and move to the countryside.
他们卖掉城里的公寓,以摆脱激烈的竞争,搬到乡下。
写信给我,然后逃离吧。
This line comes from the 1979 hit 'Escape' (better known as 'The Piña Colada Song') by Rupert Holmes; here, 'escape' is used as a verb meaning to get away from a dull daily life.
这句歌词出自 Rupert Holmes 1979 年的金曲《Escape》(更为人熟知的名称是《The Piña Colada Song》);这里 escape 用作动词,意思是摆脱乏味的日常生活。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.
死里逃生;逃脱死亡
The passengers narrowly escaped death in the accident.
乘客们在事故中险些丧生。