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逃脱惩罚, 逍遥法外
to escape punishment for one's wrong actions
及物动词
- Some white-collar criminals try to get away with embezzling money from their companies.
一些白领罪犯试图通过挪用公司资金来逃脱惩罚。
- He was shocked that he could get away with speeding.
他很震惊自己竟然能超速逃脱惩罚。
- The con artist tried to get away with scamming innocent people, but justice caught up to him.
骗子试图通过欺骗无辜的人来逃脱惩罚，但正义追上了他。
- She thought she could get away with cheating on the test, but the teacher found out.
她以为考试作弊可以蒙混过关，但老师发现了。
- He tried to cheat on the test, but he didn’t get away with it because the teacher caught him.
他试图在考试中作弊，但因为老师抓住了他，所以没能逃脱惩罚。
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蒙混过关, 勉强应付
to successfully accomplish a task or goal with minimal effort or resources, often by taking a shortcut or doing something that is not considered the best practice
及物动词
- I wonder if we could get away with a simpler recipe for the party, considering our limited budget.
考虑到我们有限的预算，我想知道我们是否可以用一个更简单的食谱来应付派对。
- Do you think we could get away with using a smaller font for this presentation to fit everything on one slide?
你觉得我们能不能用更小的字体来应付这个演示，把所有内容都放在一张幻灯片上？
- The students got away with passing the exam by memorizing only the key points.
学生们仅通过记忆关键点就侥幸通过了考试。
- In a competitive market, companies that get away with cost-effective solutions often thrive.
在竞争激烈的市场中，那些以经济高效的解决方案蒙混过关的公司往往能蓬勃发展。
- The handyman managed to get away with fixing the leaky faucet without buying any new parts.
杂工设法在没有购买任何新零件的情况下成功修好了漏水的水龙头。