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egress

/noun ee-gres; verb ih-gres/US // noun ˈi grɛs; verb ɪˈgrɛs //

出口,排放,撤离,逃生

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act or an instance of going, especially from an enclosed place.
    • : a means or place of going out; an exit.
    • : the right or permission to go out.
    • : Astronomy. emersion.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to go out; emerge.

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Examples

  • He was a man of gigantic muscle, and seizing the arm of Louis, called aloud to bar the egress.

  • Jacob would have retreated quietly, but he found a sentinel posted at the door to prevent the egress of any person.

  • They rushed into the hall, they pushed, they struggled for egress.

  • Into this opens all their dwellings, the door being far below the surface, so that free ingress and egress are secured.

  • This had effectually prevented the egress of the unfortunate person inside.