scape
scape — verb
- scapepresent simple I / you / we / they
- scapes3rd person singular
- scaping-ing form
- scapedpast simple
1. to get away from a person, place, or dangerous situation by using speed or force
to get away from a person, place, or dangerous situation by using speed or force — a shortened, old-fashioned form of the verb 'escape'
Joaquín barely scaped the rising floodwater by scrambling onto the roof of his truck.
transitive use: scape + noun (the danger itself)
The horse scaped from the pasture by pushing through a rotten section of fence.
intransitive: scape + from + place
Valentina scaped her brother's teasing by hiding in the hayloft until supper.
A small bird scaped through the open window just as Kabir reached for the net.
Layla scaped the worst of the storm by taking shelter in an old stone barn.
- get caught
the opposite outcome of an attempt to escape
- be trapped
to be unable to leave a place or situation
文法句型
scape + noun (escape something)
scape + from + noun
scape + through + noun
用法筆記
Frequently replaced by 'escape' in modern English. Occurs mainly in regional dialects, historical fiction, or poetry. The transitive pattern ('scape + danger') is rarer than the intransitive ('scape from + place').
常見錯誤
scape — noun
1. a thin, upright stem without leaves that rises directly from below the ground in
a thin, upright stem without leaves that rises directly from below the ground in certain bulb plants, such as tulips and onions, and carries a flower at its tip
The tulip's scape pushed through the cold earth in the first week of spring.
scape + possessive + verb of emerging
Each bulb of the daffodil sends up a single scape topped with one golden flower.
Talia cut the faded scape near the ground so the bulb could store energy.
The onion scape grows straight from the bulb and has no leaves along its length.
A thick layer of snow bent the amaryllis scape, but the flower did not break.
- peduncle
the formal botanical term for any flower stalk; 'scape' is a specific type of peduncle
- flower stalk
a plain-English description rather than a technical synonym
- stem
more general; a scape is a stem, but not all stems are scapes
文法句型
a + scape
the + scape + of + plant
用法筆記
Technical botanical term. Not used for stems with leaves — the defining feature of a scape is that it is leafless. Common in gardening guides and plant identification texts.