escape

逃れる、免れる

危険や嫌な相手・状況から離れたり、捕まることや罰を免れたりする。

やさしい英語で： To get away from someone or something dangerous or unpleasant, or avoid being caught or punished.

• We managed to escape the storm.
• The driver escaped punishment because nobody could prove his guilt.
• Can they escape the people chasing them?

使い方： escape from someone/something (We escaped from the approaching storm.)

類義語： get away from, avoid, evade

よく使う表現： escape danger, escape punishment, escape from someone

脱出する、逃げ出す

閉じ込められた場所や、抜け出せない状況から自由になる。

やさしい英語で： To become free from a place or situation that keeps you trapped.

• The bird escaped from its cage.
• We escaped through a small window.
• Two prisoners have escaped during the night.

使い方： escape from something (The bird escaped from its cage.); escape through something (They escaped through an open window.)

類義語： get free, break free, get away

よく使う表現： escape from something, escape through something, escape captivity, escape from prison

脱出、逃亡

危険な状況や嫌な状況、自由を制限される状況から抜け出すこと。

やさしい英語で： The act of getting away from a dangerous, unpleasant, or restricted situation.

• They made their escape at night.
• We had a narrow escape when the tree fell.
• Her escape from the burning house was caught on camera.

使い方： escape from something (Their escape from prison took months to plan.)

類義語： getaway, flight

よく使う表現： make an escape, narrow escape, escape from something

逃げ道

危険な状況や嫌な状況から抜け出すための方法。

やさしい英語で： A way of getting away from a dangerous or unpleasant situation.

• There was no escape.
• The window offered our only escape from the fire.
• They searched for a possible escape through the mountains.

使い方： escape from something (There was no escape from the locked room.)

類義語： way out, exit

よく使う表現： no escape, possible escape, escape route

エスケープ文字

データの流れの中で特別な命令を始める、コード番号27の文字。

やさしい英語で： A computer text character with code 27, used to introduce special instructions in a stream of data.

• Insert an escape before the command.
• The terminal received an escape followed by two other characters.
• This program checks each byte for an escape.

類義語： ESC

よく使う表現： escape character, insert an escape, ascii escape