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词汇 runaway
释义 runaway
adjective
uk /ˈrʌn.ə.weɪ/ us /ˈrʌn.ə.weɪ/
having escaped or run away from somewhere: 失控的;逃跑的
a runaway child sleeping on the streets离家出走露宿街头的小孩
a runaway bride (= who ran away from her wedding)逃婚新娘
out of control: 失去控制的
A runaway bus/horse caused chaos on the streets.一辆公共汽车失控了/一匹马脱缰了,导致街道上一片混乱。
We have to rein in our runaway spending.我们必须止住我们失控的花费。
Runaway success is surprisingly sudden or great: 突如其来且巨大的(成功)
Her first novel's runaway success came as a great surprise.她的第一部小说大获成功,真是大大出人意料。
He is the runaway leader at the top of the competition scoreboard.他在竞赛中出人意料地遥遥领先,高居比分牌榜首。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Uncontrolled
all hell breaks looseidiom
amok
amuck
corybantic
crazily
like madidiom
madding
maniacal
maniacally
non-regulated
spread like wildfireidiom
squirrelly
tearaway
unbridled
uncheckable
wayward
waywardly
waywardness
wig out
wigged out

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Running away and escaping
runaway
noun[ C ]
ukus
someone who has escaped or run away from somewhere: 出逃者,逃脱者
a safe house for young runaways为离家出走的青少年提供的安全住所
runaways from prison越狱人员
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Runaways and refugees
absconder
boat people
coyote
defector
deserter
displace
displaced person
escapee
evacuee
evader
fugitive
political asylum
refoul
refoulement
refugee
refugee camp
skip
UNHCR

runaway | American Dictionary


runaway
adjective[ not gradable ]
us/ˈrʌn·əˌweɪ/

runawayadjective[not gradable] (not controlled)


being or seeming to be out of control, or happening suddenly and strongly:
runaway health-care costs
From the moment he launched the Boy Scout movement in 1908, it was a runaway success.
runaway
noun[ C ]
us/ˈrʌn·əˌweɪ/

runawaynoun[C] (person)


a young person who has left home without permission

runaway | Business English


runaway
adjective[ before noun ]
(alsorun-away)uk /ˈrʌnəˌweɪ/us
rising quickly in a way that is not under control:
runaway prices/costs/inflation
runaway demand/growth/spending
highly successful:
a runaway bestseller/favourite/hitThe reality is that a new musical needs to be a runaway hit to survive the economics of Broadway.

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Many of these children are throwaways, not runaways.
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Is he aware that there are 43,000 runaways each year?
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In such cases, the hostels will be registered as children's homes with special provision for runaways.
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The society is now concerned about this national problem of runaways.
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There seems to be an increasing incidence of copycat runaways among young people.
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The refuge provides a service to improve relations between runaways and their families.
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A further issue focused by the project is the need for centralised reporting of runaways.
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The police have done well in tracing young runaways.
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The police have a lot of experience with young runaways and know a great deal about them.
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I should like first to speak about the police contribution in dealing with runaways.
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If young people can find a way of playing the system, that will result in an increased number of runaways.
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As was suggested, we need a national database on missing persons and runaways which is accessible to approved agencies outside the police service.
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I would have thought that most runaways never went back.
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One third of runaways come from social services care.
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We shall focus on giving our children more protection through the social exclusion unit's ongoing review of young rough sleepers and runaways.
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