to leave ( ) M,
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prisoners have escaped. 4E A$k7 7 „ o He escaped
from prison this morning.
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2
~ (from sth) to get away from an
unpleasant or
dangerous situation ( /A^lt'IAA)!^#]!^ ) i§M, U M, iSitl: [V] She
managed to escape from the burning car. 7
ttJ3j€0 0 {figurative) As a
child he would often escape into a dreamworld of his
own.
/jM^^ffeUfUrUjlta O [VN] They
were glad to have escaped the clutches of
winter for another year. % £b£ ilT
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3
[no passive] to avoid sth unpleasant or
dangerous jg§
JF,
M1& .( ) : [VN] She
was lucky to
escape punishment. M M S ?>3 P FSl 0
0 The pilot escaped death by seconds. fv ff jn #
X Al M i§ 7o o There was no escaping the fact that he was
overweight. 0 [V ing] He
narrowly escaped being killed. 4 ~ (with
sth) to suffer no harm or
less harm than you would expect ( )
«,
[V]
I was lucky to escape with minor injuries. MA'§7~ ' A&ffiMtfiAMfikJj
Ao 0 [V-ADJ] Both drivers escaped
unhurt. &m%Bo sivNitno
passive]
to be forgotten or not noticed
Her name escapes me (= I can’t
remember it). Mi£7feMlft£77o o
It might have escaped your notice, but I’m very busy at the moment,
3\, rT4F3c0 6 [V] (of gases, liquids, etc.
H # >' $■ 4f) to get out of a container, especially
through a hole or crack H tb; till; #7: Put a lid on to
prevent heat escaping. , IcIi&f&HMT
a 0
toxic waste escaping into the sea 44
7 (of a sound #) to come out from your mouth without
you intending it to ( 7 It 'cltitk ) & ■ ■ -ft tb: [VN] A groan escaped
her lips. M77#$:tb—[also V] B3SS see barn
noun 1 [C, U] - (from sth) the act or a method of
escaping from a place or an unpleasant or dangerous situation iijjft; ]§jg: an escape from a
prisoner
of war camp 7. A17 If 7 lb 07 had a narrow escape
(= I was lucky to have escaped). H M 7 0 0
There was no hope of escape from her disastrous
marriage. 0 He took an
elaborate escape route from
0 As soon as he
turned his back, she would make her escape, fife—ftjf, M/fciilffio
— see also fire escape 2 [sing.,
U] a way of forgetting sth unpleasant or difficult for a short time
MM;
MIS: For her travel was an escape from the boredom of her everyday life. MVsHA7
3 [C] the fact of a
liquid, gas, etc. coming out of a pipe or container by
accident; the amount that comes out Hfcb > iHtb, #ib
(
a ) : an escape of gas 4 [U] (also.e1
scape
key [c])
(computing if) a button on a
computer keyboard that you press to stop a particular operation or leave a
program * Esc ft; II tb ft: Press escape to get back to the menu, gt
Esc ft, ITHKi make .good
your e1 scape (formal) to manage to
escape completely
A^MM
escape clause noun a part of a
contract which states the conditions under which the contract may be broken
(
escaped /I'skeipt/ adj. [only before noun] having
escaped from a place isl $<! 7 [ft : an escaped prisonerAion 3E;
MiiiftifA
es capee /i.skei'pi:/ noun (formal) a person or an
animal that has escaped from somewhere, especially sb who has escaped from
prison lit#; %; ( ATb)
mm
es
cap ism /i'skeipizam/ noun [u] an activity, a form of
entertainment, etc. that helps you avoid or forget unpleasant or boring things M§£; ilM: the pure
escapism of adventure movies o
For John, books are a form of escapism. #
45 Ji—#^itF£A0 ► es cap
ist /-pist/
adj.
escapologist
/,esk0‘pDl0d3ist; NAmE -'pail-/ noun a performer who
escapes from ropes, chains, boxes, etc.
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)
escarp-ment
/I'skaipment;
NAmE i'ska:rp-/ noun a steep slope that
separates an area of high ground from an area of lower ground feM; MM; iMH eschatology /,eske'tDled3i; NAmE -'tail-/ noun [U] (religion 5i?) the part of theology concerned with death and
judgement Atttik ( #^74^7£E£:4fJ'^iJ(ft-i6>£ )
►
eschat ologic al /e,skaet0'lr>d3ikl; NAmE Jla:d3-/ adj. es chew /is'tju:/ verb [VN] (formal) to deliberately avoid
or keep away from sth ( ) 3$4F, Si®,
es-cort
noun, verb
m noun l‘eskoit; NAmE 'esko:rt/ 1 [C, U] a
person or group of people or vehicles that travels with sb/sth in order to
protect or guard them ^7 PA; ^7M ( A3F
PA > A F/l ) : Armed
escorts are provided for visiting heads ofstate. ^ ij]
Prisoners are taken to court under police escort, [a] m tb 2 [C] (formal or old-fashioned) a person, especially
a man, who takes sb to a particular social event pg[w]^A#FJD4±^S^W A ( AFhI! A ) 3 [C] a person, especially a
woman, who is paid to go out socially with sb ^tP&^A^lb4±^^ A (
A)
: an escort service/agency
verb /i'sko:t; NAmE I'skoirt/ [VN,
usually +adv./prep.] to go with sb to
protect or guard them or to show them the way FR7; IRjlL: The President
arrived, escorted by twelve soldiers. o
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es-cudo
/e'skuidau;
NAmE -dou/ noun (pi. -os) the unit of money in
£j@r[5l|M$, *2002 )
es-cut-cheon
/I'skAtJn/
noun 1 a flat piece of
metal around a keyhole, door
handle, or light switch ?L^; DtBflii; HFET-Mfe; 2
a shield that has a
COAT
OF ARMS On it
-ese suffix 1 (in adjectives and nouns of a country or city; a
person who lives in a country or city; the language spoken there -g] ( AM7 ) a
( AM7 ) WA; - a ( AM7 ) Chinese 7
a 64 0 Viennese 2 (in
nouns ^M4571) (often
disapproving) the style or language
of • • ■ X W ( A ffl 7 ) : journalese 0 officialese
esker
/'eska(r)/
noun (geology Ffe) a long narrow area of
small stones and earth that has been left by a large mass of ice that has
melted Ji ( & iTf (ft
Es
kimo /'eskimau;
NAmE -moo/ noun (pi. Es kimo or Es-kimos) (sometimes offensive) a member of a race of
people from northern
A” (Inuit) )
—compare Inuit
.Eskimo
'roll noun the action of
deliberately making a kayak (=
small narrow boat) roll over whilst sitting in it, so that you go underwater
and then return to a vertical position
Esky™
/'eski/ noun (pi. -ies) (AustralF) a bag or box which
keeps food or drinks cold and which can be used for a picnic ( A^ ) A )
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)
()
ESN
/,i:
es ‘en/ abbr. electronic serial
number (an identity number for a mobile phone/cellphone) ( 7F/1 ) 7717
ESOL
/'iiSDl;
NAmE -sail/ abbr. English for speakers
of other languages F£7Hki§W#iili esopha gus (NAmF) = oesophagus eso-ter-ic /.esa'terik; ,i:sa-/ adj. (formal) likely to be
understood or enjoyed by only a few people with a