“脱身”常见的英文表达有 get away、escape、extricate oneself 等,具体使用哪个取决于语境:
含义:常指从某个地方、某种情况或某个人身边成功离开,语气较为随意、日常。
例句:I managed to get away from the meeting early to pick up my kids from school.(我设法早早从会议中脱身,去学校接孩子。)
含义:强调摆脱危险、困境或不愉快的局面,有一种“逃离”的感觉。
例句:The prisoners tried to escape from the jail.(囚犯们试图从监狱脱身。)
含义:较为正式,指从困难、复杂或令人不快的处境中解脱出来。
例句:He finally managed to extricate himself from the complicated business deal.(他最终设法从那笔复杂的生意中脱身。)