| 单词 | runaway |
| 释义 | runaway (rʌnəweɪ ) Word forms: runaways 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] You use runaway to describe a situation in which something increases or develops very quickly and cannot be controlled. Our Grand Sale in June was a runaway success. ...a runaway best-seller. ...in an era of runaway inflation. 2. countable noun [oft NOUN noun] A runaway is someone, especially a child, who leaves home without telling anyone or without permission. ...a teenage runaway. ...a runaway slave. Synonyms: fugitive, escaper, refugee, deserter 3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A runaway vehicle or animal is moving forward quickly, and its driver or rider has lost control of it. The runaway car careered into a bench, hitting an elderly couple. The narrative pulls you along like a runaway train. ...a runaway horse. Synonyms: out of control, uncontrolled, driverless Collocations: runaway growth In the run-up to the last recession, in the early 1990s, the economy was characterised by runaway growth in consumer spending and soaring wages. Times, Sunday Times Is he right that because of the mathematics of scale 'the runaway growth of metropolitan centres may prove to be essential to establishing a sustainable future'? Times, Sunday Times China moved swiftly to clamp down on its runaway growth rate yesterday, raising interest rates for the third time this year and announcing a tax cut to boost saving. Times, Sunday Times Domino's shares traditionally have traded on a huge multiple because of its runaway growth; up 21½p at 610½p, they now sell on 26 times earnings. Times, Sunday Times It starts with planetesimals that undergo runaway growth, followed by the slower oligarchic stage. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Defeat in the state could puncture his image as the runaway leader. Times, Sunday Times He was nailed on to win after keeping the traditional yellow jersey as runaway leader a day earlier. The Sun At least there were plenty of highlights to show, most of them provided by the runaway leader. The Sun Perhaps they thought here was a way of possibly reining back the runaway leaders. Times, Sunday Times Those pedestrian early fractions made it hard for horses to reel in the runaway leaders. Times, Sunday Times It comes at you like a runaway train. Times, Sunday Times (2009) At present it is a runaway train. Times, Sunday Times (2011) He was like a runaway train. Times, Sunday Times (2013) In the 1960s a runaway truck struck the south portal of the bridge, causing severe damage that forced the bridge's permanent closure. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This runaway truck ramp that enables vehicles that are having braking problems to safely stop. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the first 9 mi, designated as a scenic byway, it features mostly six travel lanes and three runaway truck ramps along its eastbound. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The southbound side has 2 runaway truck ramps. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are three safety ramps (runaway truck ramps) that are used for if a truck or heavy vehicle has lost control of speed or their brakes have failed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Gold was the runaway winner, having risen by more than 25%. Times, Sunday Times The runaway winner proved once again that forest villages remain hugely popular. The Sun She chased home a runaway winner last time when backed late on and can gain compensation here. The Sun The runaway winner was 'free speech', with 48 per cent of the vote. The Sun Global bonds have been the runaway winners in 2008, with nine out of the ten topperforming funds belonging to this sector. Times, Sunday Times A man who lost his daughter eight years previously feels drawn to help a teenage runaway. Times, Sunday Times (2012) On previous flights from his family home, the teenage runaway had made camps in dry creek beds and abandoned houses. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Translations: Chinese: 迅猛发展而难以控制的, 离家出走者 Japanese: とめどもない, 家出人 |
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