trốn thoát
Definition
- Verb:
- To escape: To successfully get away from a place of confinement, captivity, or a dangerous situation where one is being held or restrained.
- To flee successfully: To run away from pursuit or a threatening circumstance and manage to remain free.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Tù nhân đã trốn thoát khỏi nhà giam. (The prisoner escaped from the jail.)
- Cô ấy trốn thoát khỏi vụ hỏa hoạn một cách thần kỳ. (She miraculously escaped from the fire.)
- Sau ba ngày bị bắt cóc, nạn nhân cuối cùng đã trốn thoát. (After three days of captivity, the victim finally escaped.)
Advanced Usage
- The word often implies a deliberate, secretive, or difficult act of getting free. It carries a connotation of overcoming an obstacle or eluding a captor.
- Trốn thoát khỏi vòng vây của kẻ thù là một kỳ tích. (Escaping the enemy's encirclement was a feat.)
Variants and Related Words
- Trốn (v): to hide, to flee (without the guaranteed success implied by "trốn thoát").
- Đứa trẻ trốn sau cánh cửa. (The child hid behind the door.)
- Thoát (v): to get out of, to be free from (often used with other verbs to indicate successful exit).
- Thoát nạn (to survive a disaster), thoát hiểm (to get out of danger).
Synonyms
- Escape: To break free from confinement or control.
- Flee: To run away, especially from danger or pursuit.
- Get away: To leave or escape from a place or situation.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Trốn thoát an toàn: to escape safely.
- May mắn thay, tất cả hành khách đều trốn thoát an toàn. (Fortunately, all passengers escaped safely.)
- Cửa thoát hiểm: emergency exit (literally "escape door"). While a compound noun, it is related to the concept of escape.
- Hãy nhìn theo các biển chỉ dẫn đến cửa thoát hiểm. (Please follow the signs to the emergency exit.)