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- 脱身
脱身
tuō shēn
Meaning
- to get away
- to escape (from obligations)
Definition
脱身：摆脱不利处境或摆脱某件事情的纠缠。
To extricate oneself; to get away from a difficult situation or engagement.
Usage
常用于表示从麻烦、工作、聚会等中离开或解脱出来。
Used to indicate leaving or freeing oneself from trouble, work, a gathering, etc.
Examples
- 1 他找借口脱身了。（He made an excuse to get away.）
- 2 会议太无聊，我好不容易才脱身。（The meeting was so boring, I finally managed to slip away.）
- 3 她忙于处理工作，一时无法脱身。（She was busy with work and couldn't get away for a while.）
- 4 从这场纠纷中脱身并不容易。（It's not easy to extricate oneself from this dispute.）
- 5 他假装接电话，趁机脱身。（He pretended to answer the phone and took the opportunity to leave.）
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