How do you use "escape" in a sentence?

Two prisoners escaped from the jail last night. Reading is my escape from the stresses of daily life. There's no escaping the fact that we need to make changes.

escape

Q: What does "escape" mean?

To get away from a place, situation, or danger Escape means to break free from confinement or to avoid something unpleasant. It can be physical (escaping from prison) or figurative (escaping responsibility). As a noun, it refers to the act of escaping or something that provides relief from reality. 'Fire escape' is an emergency exit, and 'escape route' is a planned way out.

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Meaning: To get away from a place, situation, or danger

逃跑，逃脱；避开

escapar, huir; evitar

逃げる、脱出する；逃れる

탈출하다, 도망치다; 벗어나다

Escape means to break free from confinement or to avoid something unpleasant. It can be physical (escaping from prison) or figurative (escaping responsibility). As a noun, it refers to the act of escaping or something that provides relief from reality. 'Fire escape' is an emergency exit, and 'escape route' is a planned way out.

「escape」意味着从禁闭中脱离或避开不愉快的事物。它可以是物理上的（越狱）或比喻性的（逃避责任）。作为名词，它指逃跑的行为或提供逃避现实的事物。「Fire escape」是紧急出口，「escape route」是计划好的逃生路线。

Escape significa liberarse del confinamiento o evitar algo desagradable. Puede ser físico (escapar de prisión) o figurado (escapar de la responsabilidad). Como sustantivo, se refiere al acto de escapar o algo que proporciona alivio de la realidad. «Fire escape» es una salida de emergencia, y «escape route» es una vía de salida planificada.

「escape」は監禁から逃れる、または不快なことを避けることを意味します。物理的（刑務所からの脱走）でも比喩的（責任からの逃避）でもあり得ます。名詞として、逃げる行為や現実からの逃避を提供するものを指します。「Fire escape」は非常口で、「escape route」は計画された脱出経路です。

Escape는 감금에서 벗어나거나 불쾌한 것을 피하는 것을 의미합니다. 물리적(교도소에서 탈출)이거나 비유적(책임을 회피)일 수 있습니다. 명사로는 탈출 행위나 현실로부터의 도피를 제공하는 것을 가리킵니다. 'fire escape'는 비상구이고, 'escape route'는 계획된 탈출 경로입니다.

Examples

Two prisoners escaped from the jail last night.
昨晚有两名囚犯越狱了。
Dos prisioneros escaparon de la cárcel anoche.
昨夜、2人の囚人が刑務所から脱走しました。
어젯밤 두 명의 수감자가 교도소에서 탈옥했습니다.
Reading is my escape from the stresses of daily life.
阅读是我逃避日常生活压力的方式。
La lectura es mi escape del estrés de la vida diaria.
読書は日常のストレスからの私の逃避です。
독서는 일상의 스트레스로부터의 나의 도피처입니다.
There's no escaping the fact that we need to make changes.
我们需要做出改变，这是无法逃避的事实。
No hay forma de escapar del hecho de que necesitamos hacer cambios.
変更が必要だという事実からは逃れられません。
변화가 필요하다는 사실에서 벗어날 수는 없습니다.

Pronunciation

Usage Guide

Context: general

Tone: neutral

Origin & History

From Old North French 'escaper', from Vulgar Latin 'excappare' meaning literally 'to get out of one's cape', from 'ex-' (out) and 'cappa' (cloak). The idea was of slipping out of a cloak to flee a captor.

Cultural Context

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal