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单词 escapade
释义
escapade
noun[C]
uk
/ˈes.kə.peɪd/us
/ˈes.kə.peɪd/
anactinvolvingsomedanger,risk, orexcitement, because it is different fromusualorexpectedbehaviour:
冒险行为；寻求刺激的行为；恶作剧
Herlatestescapade was tocampoutsideadepartmentstoreon thenightbefore thesale.她最近的一个恶作剧是在一家百货商店大减价的前一晚搭帐篷睡在店外。
Synonym
adventure
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
your actions
  • actionYou should take responsibility for your own actions.
  • actThis was considered to be an act of war.
  • thingThat’s the last thing you should be doing if you’re pregnant.
  • activityNot all of her business activities were scrupulously clean.
  • moveApplying for that job was a good move.
  • deedTheir evil deeds must not go unpunished.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Success and achievements
  • a feather inyourcapidiom
  • a roaring successidiom
  • accomplishment
  • achievement
  • achievement test
  • ascension
  • ascent
  • belt
  • boom
  • feat
  • fruition
  • havesomethingunderyourbeltidiom
  • he who laughs last, laughs longest/bestidiom
  • laugh
  • secret sauce
  • sellout
  • stratosphere
  • success
  • tear
  • zero
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(Definition ofescapadefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

escapade| American Dictionary

escapade
noun[Cusually pl]
us
/ˈes·kəˌpeɪd/
anactorsituationthat isexcitingbecause itshowsbehaviorthat is notcontrolledas it usually is:
Their escapadessoundas if they could berippedfrom thepagesof “TomSawyer” and “HuckleberryFinn.”
(Definition ofescapadefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofescapade

escapade
We must pause and ask why these musical escapades are the most triumphant pieces of theatre of the 1990s?
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Objects and 'people ' within the game are controlled and complete all manner of tasks and escapades in the game world.
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These youthful escapades were not unimportant.
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It was an astonishingescapade.
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Though their rivalry will certainly continue, it seems likely that the pair's divisive impact on the village community will henceforth wane thanks to theirescapadein the marsh.
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Thomas's voice tends to predominate in accounts of escapades during the 1970s and early 1980s.
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Almost immediately the storytelling turns toward the wonders of the 'far north,' and the boy is transported to dashing escapades amongst towers of ice and a storm of aggressive walruses.
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Do they not deserve a special vote of thanks for the tremendous difficulties they put up with in last night'sescapade?
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Many of those anomalies were identified by my colleagues at the very outset of the poll taxescapade.
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I make no apology for being successful in that rather irresponsibleescapade.
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We should indulge no longer in what is a preposterous nationalescapade.
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It was also ascertained that he had been having some rather nice escapades in night clubs, and so on.
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There are some lessons to be learnt from thisescapade.
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I cannot underestimate the extent to which the country has been sorely tried by thatescapade.
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More often than not, local authorities which have embarked on these escapades have regretted it and wished that they had not started on them.
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