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单词 scapes
释义

scape

1 of 3

verb

ˈskāp How to pronounce scape (audio)
scaped; scaping
: escape
some innocents scape not the thunderbolt William Shakespeare

scape

2 of 3

noun (1)

1
: a peduncle arising at or beneath the surface of the ground in an acaulescent plant (such as the tulip)
broadly : a flower stalk
2
: the shaft of an animal part (such as an antenna or feather)

scape

3 of 3

noun (2)

: a view or picture of a scene
usually used in combination
cityscape

Synonyms

Verb

  • avoid
  • dodge
  • duck
  • elude
  • escape
  • eschew
  • evade
  • finesse
  • get around
  • shake
  • shirk
  • shuffle (out of)
  • shun
  • weasel (out of)
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Example Sentences

Verb the queen has vowed that none of the traitors shall scape the gallows, be their station ever so high

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English, short for escapen

Noun (1)

Latin scapus shaft, stalk — more at shaft

Noun (2)

landscape

First Known Use

Verb

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (1)

1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1773, in the meaning defined above

scapes

verb

present tense third-person singular of scape
as in evades
to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery the queen has vowed that none of the traitors shall scape the gallows, be their station ever so high

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • evades
  • escapes
  • avoids
  • shakes
  • eludes
  • shuns
  • eschews
  • shuffles (out of)
  • ducks
  • prevents
  • fights shy of
  • stays clear of
  • weasels (out of)
  • finesses
  • steers clear of
  • deflects
  • dodges
  • eliminates
  • keeps clear of
  • shirks
  • parries
  • gets around
  • excludes
  • precludes
  • foils
  • misses
  • excepts
  • rules out
  • bars
  • thwarts
  • bans
  • skirts
  • foxes
  • debars
  • obviates
  • circumvents
  • averts
  • wards (off)
  • overreaches
  • bypasses
  • outsmarts
  • outwits
  • diverts
  • outfoxes
  • frustrates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • seeks
  • embraces
  • pursues
  • accepts
  • welcomes
  • catches
  • contracts
  • courts
  • incurs
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