escapee

IPA/ɪˌskeɪˈpiː/
KK[ɪskˌepˈi]IPA/ɪˌskeɪˈpiː/

escapee — 名詞

  • escapeesingular
  • escapeesplural

1. a person who has successfully fled from a place of confinement, such as a prison

1.名詞B2
釋義

逃犯

從監獄等處脫逃的人

a person who has successfully fled from a place of confinement, such as a prison, detention camp, or locked building, and is still at large

例句

Farmer Kwame called the police after spotting an escapee hiding inside his tool shed.

農夫 Kwame 在自家工具棚裡發現一名逃犯後，立刻報警處理。

escapee + from context (location where found)

The escapee had been living in an abandoned apartment for three months before anyone noticed.

那名逃犯在廢棄公寓裡住了三個月，才終於被人發現。

常見搭配
  • prison escapee
  • escapee from custody
  • capture an escapee
  • recapture an escapee
  • hunt for an escapee
  • escapee on the run
同義詞
  • fugitive

    Broader term — anyone fleeing from danger or the law, not necessarily from confinement

  • absconder

    Formal or legal register; often implies secretly leaving to avoid debt or punishment

  • runaway

    Typically a child or teenager who leaves home; less serious than escapee

反義詞
  • captive

    A person who is held in confinement against their will

  • prisoner

    A person legally confined in a prison as punishment

文法句型

escapee + from + [place]

escapee + on the run

用法筆記

Primarily used in news and crime contexts; often implies the person is still being pursued. Distinguish from 'fugitive' (broader — anyone avoiding legal capture, not necessarily having escaped from confinement) and 'runaway' (usually a minor leaving home, not from custody).

常見錯誤

The escapee ran away from home at age fifteen.
The teenager ran away from home at age fifteen.
'Escapee' implies escaping from confinement (prison, detention), not simply leaving one's residence.
The zoo escapee was a lion that got out of its cage.
The escaped lion was recaptured near the zoo entrance.
For animals, 'escaped + [animal]' is more natural than 'escapee', which strongly implies a person.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • prison escapee
  • jail escapee
  • camp escapee

常用片語

  • escapee on the run
  • hunt for an escapee

介系詞搭配

  • escapee from [place]