escape /i'skeip/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) the act of escaping physically
• (n.) an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy
• (n.) an avoidance of danger or difficulty

Chinese translation

• n. 逃亡, 避难设备, 逃跑
• vi. 逃脱, 避开, 溜走
• vt. 逃避, 避免, 被...忘掉

Word details

Part of speech

verb / noun

Pronunciation

/i'skeip/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL

Frequency

Zipf 4.64 · Rare

Word forms

escaped, escaping, escapes

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