| 词汇 | escapade |
| 释义 | escapade noun[ C ] uk /ˈes.kə.peɪd/ us /ˈes.kə.peɪd/ an act involving some danger, risk, or excitement, because it is different from usual or expected behaviour: 冒险行为；寻求刺激的行为；恶作剧 Her latest escapade was to camp outside a department store on the night before the sale.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 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. Success and achievements a feather in your capidiom accomplishment achievement achievement test ascension ascent belt boom fruition have something to your creditidiom have something under your beltidiom he who laughs last, laughs longest/bestidiom laugh purple secret sauce sellout sense of achievement stratosphere success zero escapade | American Dictionaryescapade noun[ Cusually pl ] us/ˈes·kəˌpeɪd/ an act or situation that is exciting because it shows behavior that is not controlled as it usually is: Their escapades sound as if they could be ripped from the pages of “Tom Sawyer” and “Huckleberry Finn.” Examples of escapadeescapade We must pause and ask why these musical escapades are the most triumphant pieces of theatre of the 1990s? Objects and 'people ' within the game are controlled and complete all manner of tasks and escapades in the game world. These youthful escapades were not unimportant. It was an astonishing escapade. Though their rivalry will certainly continue, it seems likely that the pair's divisive impact on the village community will henceforth wane thanks to their escapade in the marsh. Thomas's voice tends to predominate in accounts of escapades during the 1970s and early 1980s. 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. Do they not deserve a special vote of thanks for the tremendous difficulties they put up with in last night's escapade? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many of those anomalies were identified by my colleagues at the very outset of the poll tax escapade. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I make no apology for being successful in that rather irresponsible escapade. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We should indulge no longer in what is a preposterous national escapade. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was also ascertained that he had been having some rather nice escapades in night clubs, and so on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are some lessons to be learnt from this escapade. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I cannot underestimate the extent to which the country has been sorely tried by that escapade. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 More often than not, local authorities which have embarked on these escapades have regretted it and wished that they had not started on them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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