escapades

/ˈɛskəˌpeɪdz/ /ˌɛskəˈpeɪdz/

Meanings

noun

冒险行为，越轨行为。

A daring or adventurous act; an undertaking which goes against convention.

Examples :

"The teenagers' late-night escapades of climbing the water tower caused trouble with the police. "

这些青少年半夜爬水塔的冒险行为给他们惹来了警察的麻烦。

Related Words

convention noun

/kənˈvɛn.ʃən/

大会，会议。

"The convention was held in Geneva."

大会在日内瓦举行。

night noun

/naɪt/

夜晚，黑夜

"How do you sleep at night when you attack your kids like that!?"

你那样伤害孩子，晚上怎么睡得着觉啊！？

adventurous adjective

/ædˈvɛn.tʃɚ.ʌs/

喜欢冒险的，大胆的。

"My brother is adventurous; he's always trying new, sometimes risky, things like climbing trees in the park. "

我弟弟很喜欢冒险，他总是尝试新的、有时候有点危险的事情，比如爬公园里的树。

against preposition

/əˈɡeɪnst/ /əˈɡɛ(ɪ)nst/ /əˈɡɛnst/

反对，逆着。

"It is hard work to swim against the current."

逆流游泳是很费力的。

teenagers noun

/ˈtiːnˌeɪdʒərz/ /ˈtinˌeɪdʒərz/

青少年，十几岁的孩子.

"Many teenagers enjoy listening to music and spending time with friends. "

很多青少年喜欢听音乐和与朋友们一起玩。

undertaking verb

/ˈʌndə(ɹ)ˌteɪkɪŋ/

承担，着手，开始。

"My friend is undertaking a new project at work, researching a new software program. "

我的朋友正在公司承担一个新项目，研究一款新的软件程序。

police noun

[pəˈliːs] /ˈpliːs/ /ˈpoʊ.liːs/

警察，公安。

"Call the police!"

快叫警察！ (Kuài jiào jǐngchá!)

caused verb

/kɔzd/

导致，引起，造成

"The lightning caused thunder."

闪电引起了雷声。

which pronoun

/wɪt͡ʃ/

哪个，哪些

"By now, you must surely know which is which."

到现在，你肯定应该知道哪个是哪个了吧。

climbing verb

/ˈklaɪ̯mɪŋ/

攀登，爬升

"Prices climbed steeply."

价格大幅攀升。

daring verb

/ˈdɛəɹɪŋ/

敢于，勇于。

"I didn't dare to ask the teacher for an extension on the assignment, even though I was sick. "

我当时生病了，但我还是没敢向老师请求延期交作业。

trouble noun

/ˈtɹʌb(ə)l/ /ˈtɹə-/

麻烦，困难。

"He was in trouble when the rain started."

下雨的时候，他遇到麻烦了。