escape capture; slip through the net
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to escape capture or destruction; to slip through the net
Originally a fishing metaphor describing fish escaping the net. Now commonly used in legal, military, and news contexts to describe criminals or enemies evading capture. Frequently appears in the idiom 漏网之鱼.
Zhè这
cì次
xíng行
dòng动
zhōng中
，
zuì罪
fàn犯
wú无
yī一
lòu漏
wǎng网
。
In this operation, none of the criminals escaped.
Jué决
bù不
néng能
ràng让
dí敌
rén人
lòu漏
wǎng网
。
We must not let the enemy slip through the net.
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Nà那
gè个
lòu漏
wǎng网
zhī之
yú鱼
zuì最
zhōng终
hái还
shì是
bèi被
zhuā抓
zhù住
le了
。
That fish that slipped through the net was finally caught.