decamp

IPA/dɪˈkæmp/
KK[dəkˈæmp]IPA/dɪˈkæmp/

decamp — verb

  • decamppresent simple I / you / we / they
  • decampshe / she / it
  • decampedpast simple
  • decamping-ing form

1. to make a sudden secret departure from somewhere, often to avoid trouble or beca

1.動詞不及物B2
釋義

to make a sudden secret departure from somewhere, often to avoid trouble or because of wrongdoing

例句

After the audit found missing funds, the accountant decamped to a country with no extradition treaty.

decamp + to + [place] for destination

Eshe decamped from her flat in the middle of the night, leaving her furniture behind.

decamp + from + [place] for origin

同義詞
  • abscond

    Stronger implication of guilt and stealing something; formal and often legal

  • flee

    More urgent, used for escaping danger or threat; less deliberate than decamp

  • take off

    Informal and neutral; simply means leave quickly without the secrecy

反義詞
  • arrive

    Antonym of leaving — arriving at a place

  • stay

    Remain in a place rather than departing

文法句型

decamp + from + [place]

decamp + to + [place]

decamp + with + [something/someone]

用法筆記

Unlike 'escape' or 'flee', decamp does not necessarily suggest danger or pursuit — the departure is deliberate and planned, not a panicked reaction.

常見錯誤

❌The prisoners decamped from the jail.
✅The prisoners escaped from the jail.
💡'Decamp' describes a voluntary, planned departure, not a breakout from captivity.
❌The child decamped from home after being scolded.
✅The child ran away from home after being scolded.
💡'Decamp' is too formal and deliberate for an emotional, impulsive action.