Definition of escapade in English:

escapade

noun ˈɛskəpeɪdˌɛskəˈpeɪdˈɛskəˌpeɪd

An act or incident involving excitement, daring, or adventure.
he told of their escapade with a ‘borrowed’ truck
schoolgirl escapades
Example sentencesExamples
- The more I learn about Jordan's past escapades, the less sympathy I have for him.
- She entered a rarefied company of pseudo-celebrities known chiefly for their sexual escapades.
- I'll smile quietly to myself at his funeral today when I recall some of our dafter escapades.
- He is no stranger to weird and wonderful escapades.
- Her escapades and experiences show just how like animals we humans really are.
- It is only recently that the Indian media started highlighting such escapades.
- What with my escapades in Clapton the other day I'm suddenly seeing a lot of London.
- The story is a simple one of the machinations of a rich society girl and her various romantic escapades on the eve of her wedding to a dullard.
- Red-haired Matthew is well known in the area for his escapades.
- These days the site rarely focuses on sexual escapades, but it still gets about 20,000 hits a day.
- Although we find a seat in another bar shortly afterwards, last night's escapades are catching up with me and we make our excuses after midnight.
- The news of their escapades was eagerly listened to in Ireland.
- The flashbacks to the uncles' escapades in Africa ought to have been the saving grace of a rather uninteresting slow plot.
- She has already hit the headlines for her escapades scaling some of the country's toughest peaks.
- It is often hard for children to believe their uncles and aunts and grandparents were young and in love and involved in exciting escapades.
- One of their latest escapades involved riding camels and sleeping out under the stars, without tents, in the desert in Niger at the end of last year.
- Surely, days of giggling about drunken escapades were long gone, too?
- In fact, he sometimes smiles mischievously when remembering escapades from his wild years.
- I ask Andy to talk me through some of his infamous escapades.
- It might well be that the only way of preventing British involvement in future escapades is for Parliament to act with more rigour.
Synonyms
exploit, stunt, caper, skylarking, mischief, romp, antic(s), fling, spree, prank, jape, game, trick
adventure, venture, mission
deed, feat, trial, experience, incident, occurrence, event, happening, episode, affair
informal lark, scrape, fooling around, shenanigans
rare frolic

Origin

Mid 17th century (in the sense 'an escape'): from French, from Provençal or Spanish, from escapar 'to escape', based on medieval Latin ex- 'out of' + cappa 'cloak'. Compare with escape.

Definition of escapade in US English:

escapade

nounˈɛskəˌpeɪdˈeskəˌpād

An act or incident involving excitement, daring, or adventure.
he told of their escapade with a “borrowed” truck
schoolgirl escapades
Example sentencesExamples
- In fact, he sometimes smiles mischievously when remembering escapades from his wild years.
- The news of their escapades was eagerly listened to in Ireland.
- It might well be that the only way of preventing British involvement in future escapades is for Parliament to act with more rigour.
- Although we find a seat in another bar shortly afterwards, last night's escapades are catching up with me and we make our excuses after midnight.
- I ask Andy to talk me through some of his infamous escapades.
- One of their latest escapades involved riding camels and sleeping out under the stars, without tents, in the desert in Niger at the end of last year.
- Her escapades and experiences show just how like animals we humans really are.
- She entered a rarefied company of pseudo-celebrities known chiefly for their sexual escapades.
- Red-haired Matthew is well known in the area for his escapades.
- The story is a simple one of the machinations of a rich society girl and her various romantic escapades on the eve of her wedding to a dullard.
- He is no stranger to weird and wonderful escapades.
- I'll smile quietly to myself at his funeral today when I recall some of our dafter escapades.
- It is only recently that the Indian media started highlighting such escapades.
- What with my escapades in Clapton the other day I'm suddenly seeing a lot of London.
- These days the site rarely focuses on sexual escapades, but it still gets about 20,000 hits a day.
- Surely, days of giggling about drunken escapades were long gone, too?
- The more I learn about Jordan's past escapades, the less sympathy I have for him.
- She has already hit the headlines for her escapades scaling some of the country's toughest peaks.
- It is often hard for children to believe their uncles and aunts and grandparents were young and in love and involved in exciting escapades.
- The flashbacks to the uncles' escapades in Africa ought to have been the saving grace of a rather uninteresting slow plot.
Synonyms
exploit, stunt, caper, skylarking, mischief, romp, antic, antics, fling, spree, prank, jape, game, trick

Origin

Mid 17th century (in the sense ‘an escape’): from French, from Provençal or Spanish, from escapar ‘to escape’, based on medieval Latin ex- ‘out of’ + cappa ‘cloak’. Compare with escape.

单词	escapade
释义	Definition of escapade in English: escapade noun ˈɛskəpeɪdˌɛskəˈpeɪdˈɛskəˌpeɪd An act or incident involving excitement, daring, or adventure. he told of their escapade with a ‘borrowed’ truck schoolgirl escapades Example sentencesExamples The more I learn about Jordan's past escapades, the less sympathy I have for him. She entered a rarefied company of pseudo-celebrities known chiefly for their sexual escapades. I'll smile quietly to myself at his funeral today when I recall some of our dafter escapades. He is no stranger to weird and wonderful escapades. Her escapades and experiences show just how like animals we humans really are. It is only recently that the Indian media started highlighting such escapades. What with my escapades in Clapton the other day I'm suddenly seeing a lot of London. The story is a simple one of the machinations of a rich society girl and her various romantic escapades on the eve of her wedding to a dullard. Red-haired Matthew is well known in the area for his escapades. These days the site rarely focuses on sexual escapades, but it still gets about 20,000 hits a day. Although we find a seat in another bar shortly afterwards, last night's escapades are catching up with me and we make our excuses after midnight. The news of their escapades was eagerly listened to in Ireland. The flashbacks to the uncles' escapades in Africa ought to have been the saving grace of a rather uninteresting slow plot. She has already hit the headlines for her escapades scaling some of the country's toughest peaks. It is often hard for children to believe their uncles and aunts and grandparents were young and in love and involved in exciting escapades. One of their latest escapades involved riding camels and sleeping out under the stars, without tents, in the desert in Niger at the end of last year. Surely, days of giggling about drunken escapades were long gone, too? In fact, he sometimes smiles mischievously when remembering escapades from his wild years. I ask Andy to talk me through some of his infamous escapades. It might well be that the only way of preventing British involvement in future escapades is for Parliament to act with more rigour. Synonyms exploit, stunt, caper, skylarking, mischief, romp, antic(s), fling, spree, prank, jape, game, trick adventure, venture, mission deed, feat, trial, experience, incident, occurrence, event, happening, episode, affair informal lark, scrape, fooling around, shenanigans rare frolic Origin Mid 17th century (in the sense 'an escape'): from French, from Provençal or Spanish, from escapar 'to escape', based on medieval Latin ex- 'out of' + cappa 'cloak'. Compare with escape. Definition of escapade in US English: escapade nounˈɛskəˌpeɪdˈeskəˌpād An act or incident involving excitement, daring, or adventure. he told of their escapade with a “borrowed” truck schoolgirl escapades Example sentencesExamples In fact, he sometimes smiles mischievously when remembering escapades from his wild years. The news of their escapades was eagerly listened to in Ireland. It might well be that the only way of preventing British involvement in future escapades is for Parliament to act with more rigour. Although we find a seat in another bar shortly afterwards, last night's escapades are catching up with me and we make our excuses after midnight. I ask Andy to talk me through some of his infamous escapades. One of their latest escapades involved riding camels and sleeping out under the stars, without tents, in the desert in Niger at the end of last year. Her escapades and experiences show just how like animals we humans really are. She entered a rarefied company of pseudo-celebrities known chiefly for their sexual escapades. Red-haired Matthew is well known in the area for his escapades. The story is a simple one of the machinations of a rich society girl and her various romantic escapades on the eve of her wedding to a dullard. He is no stranger to weird and wonderful escapades. I'll smile quietly to myself at his funeral today when I recall some of our dafter escapades. It is only recently that the Indian media started highlighting such escapades. What with my escapades in Clapton the other day I'm suddenly seeing a lot of London. These days the site rarely focuses on sexual escapades, but it still gets about 20,000 hits a day. Surely, days of giggling about drunken escapades were long gone, too? The more I learn about Jordan's past escapades, the less sympathy I have for him. She has already hit the headlines for her escapades scaling some of the country's toughest peaks. It is often hard for children to believe their uncles and aunts and grandparents were young and in love and involved in exciting escapades. The flashbacks to the uncles' escapades in Africa ought to have been the saving grace of a rather uninteresting slow plot. Synonyms exploit, stunt, caper, skylarking, mischief, romp, antic, antics, fling, spree, prank, jape, game, trick Origin Mid 17th century (in the sense ‘an escape’): from French, from Provençal or Spanish, from escapar ‘to escape’, based on medieval Latin ex- ‘out of’ + cappa ‘cloak’. Compare with escape.
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