escape [ɪˈskeɪp] ① v. 逃走,逃跑;(从不愉快或危险处境中)逃脱,摆脱;避开,避免(不愉快或危险的事物);被忘掉,未被注意 ② n. 逃避,逃跑;逃避现实,解脱;漏出,泄漏
例句 The sugar tax—designed to help combat child obesity—was announced in 2016 by George Osborne, then the chancellor, and he gave drinks makers time to change their recipes if they wished to escape the levy.
【2018-1《卫报》】
时任英国财政大臣的乔治·奥斯本于 2016 年宣布实施糖税(旨在帮
助防止儿童肥胖),并给了饮料制造商时间来改变其饮料配方,如
果他们希望避税的话。
派生 escapism [ɪˈskeɪpɪzəm] n. 逃避现实的消遣活动