but the means of escape from holiday hell(if the beach proves too crowded, the local weather too inclement)
而且也是逃离假日地狱（如海滩太挤，当地天气恶劣）的方便工具，
新概念英语第四册
Lesson 47 The great escape
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
v. 逃脱;逃离;躲过;泄露;
n. 逃走;逃跑工具或方法;野生种;泄漏;
adj. 使逃避困难的;使规避问题的;
💡 es(ex-=out)+cape(无袖的短外套)→逃脱；逃走
"We had to break the door out to escape from the fire."
我们不得不把门砸开以逃避火灾.
近义：abscond, absquatulate, slink, bolt, run, lurk
反义：remain, abide
n. 假日，休息日;节日;
vi. 度假，休假;
💡 holi=holy神圣的+day日子 → 宗教节日 → 节日，假日
"The company offers scuba-diving as an add-on to the basic holiday price."
这家公司提供带水肺潜水活动，不包括在基本度假费用以内。
近义：vacation, aestivate, estivate, holyday, playday, sabbath
反义：weekday, usable, workaday, exploitable
adj. 水泄不通的;拥挤的;肩摩踵接;
💡 crowd人群+ed形容词后缀 → 拥挤的；塞满的
"In the spring the place is crowded with skiers."
春季这地方满是滑雪的人。
近义：overcrowded, packed, popular, populated, busy, chockablock
反义：hollow, unladen, unoccupied, vacant, void
adj. 地方的;当地的，本地的;局部的;褊狭的;
n. 慢车;本地居民（律师、教士、医生）;住处附近的当地酒店;本地新闻;
💡 loc地方+al形容词后缀 → 地方的，局部的
"We put an ad in the local paper."
我们在当地报纸上登了一则广告。
近义：neighboring, regional, regionalist, regionalistic, sectional, territorial
反义：overall, total, world, universal, comprehensive, global
adj. <正>（天气）恶劣的（指寒冷的、潮湿的等）;
💡 in 不 + clement温和的 → 气候严酷的；狂风暴雨的
"They made detailed plans for an outing, but they reckoned without the possibility of inclement weather."
他们为郊游拟订了周详的计划, 但他们还是忽略了天气变坏的可能性.
近义：stormy, tempestuous, thundery, turbulent, boisterous, bad
反义：lenient, pious, pitying, prayerful, saintly, softhearted