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单词 escape hatch
释义

escape hatch

noun

1
: a hatch providing an emergency exit from an enclosed space
2
: a means of evading a difficulty, dilemma, or responsibility

Example Sentences

the escape hatch of a submarine
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Word History

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined at sense 1

escape hatch

noun

as in escape

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • escape
  • release
  • exit
  • issue
  • opening
  • outlet
  • egress
  • gate
  • vent
  • passage
  • mouth

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • entry
  • entrance
  • access
  • ingress
  • entryway
  • entranceway
  • entrée
  • entree
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