Tra từ escape - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

es·cape [escape escapes escaped escaping] verb, noun BrE [ɪˈskeɪp] NAmE [ɪˈskeɪp]
verb
1. intransitive to get away from a place where you have been kept as a prisoner or not allowed to leave
• Two prisoners have escaped.
• They were caught trying to escape.
•~ from sb/sth He escaped from prison this morning.
2. intransitive, transitive to get away from an unpleasant or dangerous situation
•~ (from sth) She managed to escape from the burning car.
•~ (into sth) (figurative) As a child he would often escape into a dream world of his own.
•~ sth They were glad to have escaped the clutches of winter for another year.
3. transitive, no passive to avoid sth unpleasant or dangerous
•~ sth She was lucky to escape punishment.
• The pilot escaped death by seconds.
•There was no escaping the fact that he was overweight.
•~ doing sth He narrowly escaped being killed.
4. intransitive to suffer no harm or less harm than you would expect
•~ (with sth) I was lucky to escape with minor injuries.
•+ adj. Both drivers escaped unhurt.
5. transitive, no passive ~ sb/sth to be forgotten or not noticed
•Her name escapes me (= I can't remember it).
•It might have escaped your notice, but I'm very busy at the moment.
6. intransitive (of gases, liquids, etc.)to get out of a container, especially through a hole or crack
• Put a lid on to prevent heat escaping.
•toxic waste escaping into the sea
7. transitive, intransitive ~ (sth) (of a sound)to come out from your mouth without you intending it to
• A groan escaped her lips.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French eschaper, based on medieval Latin ex- ‘out’ + cappa ‘cloak’. Compare with ↑escapade.

Thesaurus:
escape verb I, T, no passive
•She managed to escape from the burning car.
get away • • lose • • elude • • evade •
escape/get away from sb/sth
escape/evade being captured, killed, hit, etc.
escape/get away from/lose/elude/evade your pursuers
escape/elude/evade capture/detection/the police

Example Bank:
•Apparently, they had escaped somehow and gotten home.
•He got hurt while struggling to escape.
•He had managed to escape the clutches of the police yet again.
•I need to escape. I want to go away from here.
•It was easy to escape in the confusion of the besieged city.
•It was stupid of Lee to let them escape.
•Only two of the men escaped alive.
•She eventually escaped to the US.
•She was very lucky to escape with her life.
•The city largely escaped bombing in the campaign.
•The driver escaped without injury.
•The family escaped to England.
•The head of department cannot entirely escape responsibility for this situation.
•The survivors barely escape in whatever ships they can find.
•They escaped into the forest.
•They narrowly escaped being killed in the fire.
•They're so small they can easily escape notice.
•Thieves escaped with property worth over $5 000.
•Tony may never escape his emotional struggle.
•We would always go there to escape from it all.
•a lonely man who wants to escape his lifestyle
•errors that had escaped my notice
•pilots who successfully escaped while their aircraft was being shot down
•As he twisted the pipe a trickle of water escaped.
•Both drivers escaped unhurt.
•He fled the country to escape the king's wrath.
•No man can escape his destiny.
•Scotland seems to have escaped the worst of the recession.
•She managed to escape the fate of the other rebels.
•She only just escaped with her life.
•So far the robbers have escaped justice.
•The container is sealed so the gas has no means of escaping into the air.
•The police will not escape criticism in this affair.
•There was no escaping the fact that he was overweight.
•to escape blame/censure/criticism/sb's wrath
•to escape death/assassination/the massacre/drowning/injury/being hit/the fighting
•to escape detection/capture/arrest/justice/prosecution/conviction/punishment/prison
Idiom: ↑make good your escape

noun
1. countable, uncountable ~ (from sth) the act or a method of escaping from a place or an unpleasant or dangerous situation
•an escape from a prisoner of war camp
• I had a narrow escape (= I was lucky to have escaped).
• There was no hope of escape from her disastrous marriage.
•He took an elaborate escape route from South Africa to Britain.
•As soon as he turned his back, she would make her escape.
see also ↑fire escape
2. singular, uncountable a way of forgetting sth unpleasant or difficult for a short time
• For her, travel was an escape from the boredom of her everyday life.
3. countable the fact of a liquid, gas, etc. coming out of a pipe or container by accident; the amount that comes out
•an escape of gas
4. uncountable (also eˈscape key countable) (computing)a button on a computer keyboard that you press to stop a particular operation or leave a program
• Press escape to get back to the menu.
more at close, etc. the barn door after the horse has escaped at ↑barn

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French eschaper, based on medieval Latin ex- ‘out’ + cappa ‘cloak’. Compare with ↑escapade.

Example Bank:
•A driver had a lucky escape after a brick was dropped on his car from an overhead bridge.
•Celine has been plotting her escape for months.
•Craig finds escape in dreams.
•For many, the ultimate escape is a tranquil beach filled with white sand.
•He had a narrow escape from gunfire.
•He made his escape through the window.
•He stepped in front of me, blocking my escape.
•I found an open door and made good my escape.
•I made a hasty escape.
•She looked around for a means of escape.
•The ground became swamped, allowing no escape.
•There was clearly no possibility of escape.
•This play offered an escape from the everyday.
•Together they formulated an escape plan.
•a group of slaves that attempted an escape
•city dwellers seeking escape from stress
•his escape from the prison camp
•one of the greatest escapes of all time
•the daring escape of a Resistance fighter from prison
•young people's need for temporary escape from the demanding journey into adulthood
•As soon as he turned his back, she would make her escape.