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单词 escapee
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Definition of escapee in English:

escapee

noun ˌɛskeɪˈpiːɪˈskeɪpiː
  • A person who has escaped from somewhere, especially prison.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A woman who gave birth prematurely after she was held up at gunpoint by a prison escapee has successfully sued the government for negligence.
    • It's a story about a female prison escapee who will do anything to evade recapture.
    • Some escapees have found it exceedingly easy to walk away from prison and return to society.
    • We try to focus primarily on missing children, dangerous prison escapees and dangerous fugitives.
    • He is an escapee from a prison in Venezuela, where he was incarcerated for blowing up an Air Cubana passenger plane in 1976, killing 73.
    • Ray and Max are part of an underground scheme set up to create new lives in Canada for escapees from these prisons.
    • The incident was sparked off at about noon by a sighting in Colchester of a prison escapee.
    • I figure they want to return the escapee to the prison.
    • Constables in Humberside, England, got a tip that a prison escapee was living in their town.
    • A spokesman for the Home Office said he was an absconder rather than an escapee, as he was officially allowed out of prison on licence.
    • If one child attempts to escape, the rebels force the other abducted children to kill the would-be escapee, usually with clubs or machetes.
    • Bank robber and prison escapee John Matthews talks candidly about his career.
    • He said that during follow-up operations 40 of the escapees were recaptured within a few kilometres of the prison.
    • The nightly news was on, showing her picture, telling how she was a prison escapee who was armed and dangerous.
    • The escapees sawed through bars in the exercise yard to gain their freedom.
    • The film concerns two escapees from a chain gang, one black and one white, who are forced to cooperate with one another to avoid capture.
    • As to his being an escapee from custody, I have serious doubts whether that was so.
    • They would be trying to spot and capture the escapee, who was jailed after smashing his way into a woman's home as she lay in bed.
    • Forces must also take measures to quickly welcome child-soldier escapees and enemy prisoners of war.
    • One night he encounters an escapee from a concentration camp.
    Synonyms
    runaway, escaper, jailbreaker, fugitive, absconder, truant, deserter, defector
    refugee, displaced person, DP, asylum seeker
    archaic runagate

Rhymes

absentee, açai, addressee, adoptee, agree, allottee, amputee, appellee, appointee, appraisee, après-ski, assignee, asylee, attendee, bailee, bain-marie, Bangui, bargee, bawbee, be, Bea, bee, bootee, bouquet garni, bourgeoisie, Brie, BSc, buckshee, Capri, cc, chimpanzee, cohabitee, conferee, consignee, consultee, Cree, debauchee, decree, dedicatee, Dee, degree, deportee, dernier cri, detainee, devisee, devotee, divorcee, draftee, dree, Dundee, dungaree, eau-de-vie, emcee, employee, endorsee, en famille, ennui, enrollee, esprit, evacuee, examinee, expellee, fee, fiddle-de-dee, flea, flee, fleur-de-lis, foresee, franchisee, free, fusee (US fuzee), Gardaí, garnishee, gee, ghee, glee, goatee, grandee, Grand Prix, grantee, Guarani, guarantee, he, HMRC, indictee, inductee, internee, interviewee, invitee, jamboree, Jaycee, jeu d'esprit, key, knee, Lea, lee, legatee, Leigh, lessee, Ley, licensee, loanee, lychee, manatee, Manichee, maquis, Marie, marquee, me, Midi, mortgagee, MSc, nominee, obligee, Otomi, parolee, Parsee, parti pris, patentee, Pawnee, payee, pea, pee, permittee, plc, plea, pledgee, pollee, presentee, promisee, quay, ratatouille, referee, refugee, releasee, repartee, retiree, returnee, rupee, scot-free, scree, sea, secondee, see, settee, Shanxi, Shawnee, shchi, she, shea, si, sirree, ski, spree, standee, suttee, tant pis, tea, tee, tee-hee, Tennessee, testee, the, thee, three, thuggee, Tiree, Torquay, trainee, Tralee, transferee, tree, Trincomalee, trustee, tutee, twee, Twi, undersea, vestee, vis-à-vis, wagon-lit, Waikiki, warrantee, we, wee, whee, whoopee, ye, yippee, Zuider Zee
 
 

Definition of escapee in US English:

escapee

noun
  • A person who has escaped from somewhere, especially prison.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I figure they want to return the escapee to the prison.
    • He is an escapee from a prison in Venezuela, where he was incarcerated for blowing up an Air Cubana passenger plane in 1976, killing 73.
    • Forces must also take measures to quickly welcome child-soldier escapees and enemy prisoners of war.
    • As to his being an escapee from custody, I have serious doubts whether that was so.
    • The incident was sparked off at about noon by a sighting in Colchester of a prison escapee.
    • If one child attempts to escape, the rebels force the other abducted children to kill the would-be escapee, usually with clubs or machetes.
    • One night he encounters an escapee from a concentration camp.
    • Constables in Humberside, England, got a tip that a prison escapee was living in their town.
    • A spokesman for the Home Office said he was an absconder rather than an escapee, as he was officially allowed out of prison on licence.
    • The nightly news was on, showing her picture, telling how she was a prison escapee who was armed and dangerous.
    • A woman who gave birth prematurely after she was held up at gunpoint by a prison escapee has successfully sued the government for negligence.
    • They would be trying to spot and capture the escapee, who was jailed after smashing his way into a woman's home as she lay in bed.
    • The escapees sawed through bars in the exercise yard to gain their freedom.
    • It's a story about a female prison escapee who will do anything to evade recapture.
    • Ray and Max are part of an underground scheme set up to create new lives in Canada for escapees from these prisons.
    • He said that during follow-up operations 40 of the escapees were recaptured within a few kilometres of the prison.
    • We try to focus primarily on missing children, dangerous prison escapees and dangerous fugitives.
    • The film concerns two escapees from a chain gang, one black and one white, who are forced to cooperate with one another to avoid capture.
    • Some escapees have found it exceedingly easy to walk away from prison and return to society.
    • Bank robber and prison escapee John Matthews talks candidly about his career.
    Synonyms
    runaway, escaper, jailbreaker, fugitive, absconder, truant, deserter, defector
 
 
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