"get out with your life" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 保命逃脱
• 活着逃出来

Definition

在危险或致命的情况下逃脱而没有丧命或受到重伤。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是一种比喻性、戏剧性的说法，专用于严重生命危险（真实或夸张）。常见于故事、电影或新闻。不要用于小问题。常和“几乎”搭配，如“差点保命逃脱”。

Examples

He was lucky to get out with his life after the building collapsed.

他很幸运在大楼倒塌后**保命逃脱**。

Few people managed to get out with their lives during the fire.

很少有人在火灾中**活着逃出来**。

The rescue team helped everyone get out with their lives after the flood.

救援队帮助大家在洪水后**保命逃脱**。

We barely got out with our lives when the storm hit the boat.

暴风雨袭击船只时，我们**差点没保命逃脱**。

Trust me, there were moments in that cave when I thought I wouldn’t get out with my life.

真的，相信我，那洞穴里有几次我以为自己**活着逃不出来**。

After seeing the avalanche, we just wanted to get out with our lives—nothing else mattered.

看到雪崩后，我们只想**活着逃出来**——其他都不重要了。