escape/ɪˈskeɪp/
vi., vt.escaped, escaping1. (常与from连用)逃走escape from prison越狱
The hotel guests tried their best to escape from the burning building.旅客们尽力从燃烧的大楼中逃出来。
The three brothers soon escaped from their captors.这三兄弟不久就从抓住他们的那些人手中逃走了。
2. (液体等)漏出gas escaping from the pipe煤气从管中漏出
Water escaped rapidly from the drainpipe.水从排水管中迅速流出。
There is a strange odour in the air. The gas must have been escaping somewhere.空气中有股奇怪的味道,一定是什么地方在漏煤气了。
3. 避免escaped death免于一死
There is no escaping him.怎么也避不开他。
4. 疏忽,忽略Nothing escaped his attention.什么也逃不过他的注意。
You cannot expect that something may escape the teacher's attention.你不要奢望有什么能逃过老师的注意。