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to leave (从监禁或管制中）逃跑，逃走，逃出：rwo
prisoners
have escaped.两名犯人逃走了。.◊ He escaped 介om prison this morning.他今天早上众▲狱里逃跑T。
2
〜（from sth) to get
away from an unpleasant or dangerous situation (从不愉快或危险处境中）逃脱，摆
脱，逃避：[V] She
managed to escape from the burning car.她设法A—烧的汽车里逃了出来。◊ (//々wrat/Ve) ^ a child he would often escape into a dreamworld of his own.小时候他常常躲进自己的梦幻世界中。◊ [VN] They were glad to have escaped the clutches of winter for another year.他们很高兴又、一年躲过了寒冬的魔爪。
3
[no passive] to avoid sth unpleasant or
dangerous
开，避免.（不愉快或危险的事物）：[VN] She was iuc/cy to escape
punishment M ii JK, S^ ^ is 〇 0 The pilot
escaped death by seconds•这位，飞行.员数秒之.内死里逃
生。◊ There w〇5 no escapfng the/act that he was
overweight. 他身体超重这一事实晕无法回避的。 ◊ [y -ing] ffe narrowly escaped being fciHed.他险些丧命。：4 〜（with sth) to suffer no harm or
less harm than you would expect (未受伤或只受了一点伤害而）逃脱，幸免于难：
{V] J was Zudqy to escape
with minor injuries.我只受了一
点轻伤逃出来真是万幸。◊ [V-ADj] Both drivers escaped unhurt.两个驾驶员都幸免于难，安然无恙。5
[VN] [no
passive]. to be forgotten or not
noticed 被忘掉；被忽视；
未被注意：Her name escapes me (= I can^ remember
it). 我记不起她的名字了。〇Jt might have escaped your notice, butJ’m very busy at
the moment.也许你没注意
到，可我此刻忙得不可开交。6
[V] (of gases，liquids，etc. 气体、■液体等)■
to get out of a container, especially through a hole or crack 漏出；泄漏；渗出：Put a Zid on to prevent
heat escaping.盖上羞手，以免热气跑了。◊ toxic waste escaping
into the sea 流入大海的有毒废料
7
(of a sound 声音）to come out from your mouth without you intending it
to 不自-觉地）由…发出：[VN] an escaped her Hps.她不由得发出一声呻吟。[also vj see barn
f noun 1 [C, U] ~ (from sth) the act or a
method of escaping from a place or an unpleasant or dangerous situation 逃跑；逃脱；逃避：an escape 介om a prisoner 〇/ war camp 从战俘营中逃出 〇J had a narrow escape
(=I was lucky to have escaped)•我是死里逃生。◊ There was no hope of escape
from her disastrous marriage.她无望从不幸晶婚姻丰解尨出来。◊ Jfe took an elaborate escape route
from
她就逃跑。一 see also fire escape 2 [sing., U] a way of
forgetting sth unpleasant or difficult for a short time 逃 避现实；解脱；^遣：for her traveZ was an
escape介om the boredom 〇/ her eve/yday h/e.对她来说，旅行是为了
从乏味的日常生活中暂时解脱出来。3 [C]
the fact of a liquid, gas, etc. coming out of a pipe or container by accident;
the amount that comes out 漏出x .丨逸.出，渗虫
(量）：cm escape 〇/gas 漏气 4 [U] (also」e:scape key [C]) {computing if) a button on a computer
keyboard that you press to stop a particular operation or leave a program * Esc
键；退 i
键：Press escape to get
back to the
menu.按 Esc
键，退回.到选单。make ,good
your e1 scape {formal) to manage to escape
completely f功地逃脱
es'cape clause noun a part of a contract
which states the conditions under which the contract may be broken
(合约的）免责条款，例外条约
es-caped /I'skeipt/ adj. [only before noun]
having escaped from a place 逃免 了的：cm escaped
prisozier/lion 逃
犯；脱逃的狮子
es-capee /i.skei'pi:/ noun {formal) a person or an animal
that has eiscaped from somewhere, especially sb who has escaped from prison逃亡者；脱逃的动物；（尤指）
逃犯\
es-cap-ism /I'skeipizam/ noun [U] an activity, a form
of entertainment, etc. that helps you avoid or forget unpleasant or boring
things 逃避现实；解脱方法：the pure escapism 〇/adventure
movies 惊险电影的纯娱乐性◊ For Jo/m, boofcs
are a/orm o/escapism.对约翰来说，、看 书是一种消遣形式6 >evcap*ist /-pist/ aa；/.
es»cap-olo-gist /.eska'pDledsist; NAmE -'pa:l-/ noun a performer who escapes from ropes,
chains, boxes, etc.
脱逃术表演者（擅长表演从捆扎的绳索或箱子等中脱身的
魔术演员）
es-carp*ment
/I'skaipmant;
NAmE I'skairp-/ noun a steep slope that separates an area of
high ground from an area of lower ground 陡坡；悬崖；峭壁 es.cfiat-ology /,esk9'tDlad3i; NAmE -'tail-/ noun [u] {religion the part of theology concerned with death and judgement末世论（神学中关于死亡和审判的论述）
►
eschat'ologic-ai /e,skaBt0'lDd3ikl; NAmE -laid's-l adj. es.cliew "s丨tju:/ ve/i? [VN]to
deliberately avoid or keep away from sth (有意地）避开，回避，避免
es-cort
noun, verb
m not/n /'eskoit; NAmE 'eskoirt/ 1 {C, ()] a person or group of
people or vehicles that travels with sb/sth in order to protect or guard them护送者；护卫队；护卫舰（或车
队、飞机）：Armed, escorts are provided for visiting heads 〇/.state.来访的国家元首由武装卫队护送。◊ Prisoners are tafcen to court under police
escort.囚犯由
警察押送带上法庭。2 [C] (/brma/ or a
person, especially a man, who
takes sb to a particular social event陪同某人参加社交活动的人（尤指男人、） 3 [C] a person, especially a
woman, who is paid to go out socially with sb受雇陪同某人外出社交的人（尤指女
人）：anescortservfce/agency社交陪伴职务社 ? verb /i'sko:t; NAmE I'skoirt/ [VN, usually +adv./prep.] to go with sb to protect
or guard them or to show them the way 护卫；护送：TTie President arrived^
escorted by tweZve soWim•总统在十二名卫兵的护缉下到达。；o note
at TAKE
es-ciido
/e'skuidau;
NAmE -dou/ noun (pi -os) the unit of money in
Portugal and Cape Verde (replaced in Portugal in 2〇〇2 by the euro)埃斯库多（牙和佛得 角货币单位，在葡萄牙于2002年为欧元所取代）
es-cut-cheon
/I'skAtJn/
noun 1 a
flat piece of metal around a keyhole, door handle, or light
switch 孔罩；
锁眼盖；门把手盖电玎开关® 2 a shield
that
has a COAT
OF ARMS on
it 盾形細牌
-ese
sw所x 1 (in adjectives and
nouns 构成形容词和名词）
of
a country or city; a person who lives in a country or city; the language spo(en
there …国（或城市）的；••• 国（或城市）的人；…国（或城市）的语言：Chinese中 国的◊ Viennese维也纳的2 (in pouns构成名词）（often disapproving) the style or language of
•• jt # (或用
语）：journalese新闻文体◊ oj^ciaZese公文用语 esker /'esk0(r)/ noun {geology a long narrow area of
small stones and earth that has been left by a large mass of ice that has
melted蛇丘、由冰川融化后自下的
沙▼和±形成的狭长脊）.
Es-kimo
/'eskimau;
NAmE -mou/ noun (pi. Es-kimo or Es-kimos) (sometimes offensive) a member of a race of
people from northern
Esky™
/'eski/
noun [pi -ies) (Austral^) a bag or box which keeps
food or drinks cold and which can be used for a PICNIC埃斯基冷藏袋（或盒）、f可用于野餐）丨 ESL /,i:
es 'el/ abbr. English as a second
language (refers to the teaching of English as a foreign language to people who
are living in a country in which English is either the first or second language)作为第二语言的英语
(教学）（教学对象所在国英语为第一或第二语言）
ESN
/,i： es 'en/ abbr. electronic serial number
(an identity number for a mobile phone/cellphone) 手机」电子岸 ..列号_
ESOL
/'iisDl;
NAmE -sail/ abbr. English for speakers of
other languages操其他语言者适用的英语
esopha-gus
(NAmE) = .oesophagus
eso-ter-ic
/.esa'terik;
.iise-/ adj. (formaf) likely to be understood
or enjoyed by only a few people with a