单词 | flee |
释义 | flee (fliː ) Word forms: flees , fleeing , fled verb [no passive] If you flee from something or someone, or flee a person or thing, you escape from them. [written] He slammed the bedroom door behind him and fled. [VERB] He fled to Costa Rica to avoid military service. [VERB preposition/adverb] ...refugees who have fled from wars, famine and persecution. [VERB preposition/adverb] ...refugees fleeing persecution or torture. [VERB noun] Thousands have been compelled to flee the country in makeshift boats. [VERB noun] Synonyms: run away, leave, escape, bolt Collocations: flee a village Will he ever escape the hold she has on him, or will he flee the village? The Sun Will she take the cash and flee the village? The Sun In the original script, the village doctor was supposed to flee the village and get trapped in a swamp. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The police forces had to flee the village. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Many residents were forced to flee the village. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Now it turns out that this solution to the problems of old age has certain disadvantages: for example, healthy inhabitants in their 66th year frequently try to flee the island. Times, Sunday Times Head over heels the sanitoriums guests flee the island. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They are believed to have fled the island by using false passports provided by their paymasters. Times, Sunday Times Almost all the 1,200 civilian residents have fled the island's only village, its streets now strewn with wreckage. Times, Sunday Times Owners of tobacco companies and leading growers had already fled the island in the aftermath of the revolution, with its nationalization of the cigar industry. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For those of us who attended in the 1970s, fleeing home was a social imperative. Times, Sunday Times Around 1,200 people fled homes as roads were shut. The Sun More than 300 residents fled homes - but some stubborn locals were forced out by police. The Sun He fled home, even though he knew he faced imprisonment. Times, Sunday Times She fled home and called police. The Sun Without any possibility of negotiation, there was little protection from the laws or contemporary conventions of warfare for any of the garrison who did not surrender or flee immediately. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The attacker apparently fled immediately, without ejecting the other cartridges, and escaped from the remote wooded district, possibly with the aid of an accomplice. Times, Sunday Times An estimated 70,000 fled immediately with an eventual total of some 300,000. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Savage fled immediately, and escaped through the library's main entrance. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She flees immediately with the soldiers in hot pursuit. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 And we should offer haven to those genuinely fleeing persecution. The Sun (2016) Women who come to this country fleeing persecution are too often denied access to justice. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Now you might say that asking a refugee fleeing persecution to hand over $50,000 is callous. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Suspects who use motorbikes and mopeds to flee police are not being chased if they remove their helmets, it was revealed yesterday. Times, Sunday Times Criminals have caught on to the new strategy, with many of them removing their helmets as they flee police. Times, Sunday Times He was arrested after crashing his car as he tried to flee police. The Sun After running a check on the car, he learnt that it had been used to flee police. Times, Sunday Times He was trying to flee police in another run-in with the law. The Sun He had fled the flames through the window of his second-floor home. The Sun There's widespread panic as, in the last episode, teachers and pupils flee the flames after a huge gas explosion in the school. The Sun The couple were separated fleeing the flames and had been unaware the other was still alive. The Sun Occupants were forced to flee the flames. Times, Sunday Times A mechanic who happened to enter the hangar was forced to flee the flames. Times, Sunday Times In a hostile economy, adult offspring are less inclined to flee the nest. Times, Sunday Times A quarter of those aged 20 to 34 - around 3.4million - are yet to flee the nest. The Sun Her sons, discussing the day when they will inevitably have to flee the nest, are clearly conflicted on the subject. Times, Sunday Times Companies will be able to migrate to larger facilities on the same complex before eventually they become so large that they need to flee the nest. Times, Sunday Times For a start, two of their illustrious young home-grown backs have fled the nest. Times, Sunday Times Any further shocks or surprises will also benefit the dollar as investors flee to the safety of the greenback. Times, Sunday Times Corporate bond markets have been strained as investors flee to the safety of the dollar. Times,Sunday Times With the hryvnia currency in freefall as investors flee, the central bank called a halt by banning nearly all commercial currency trading until the end of the week. Times, Sunday Times They expect a short, sharp slump as investors flee beef restaurants and meat processors, followed by a quick rebound as the panic evaporates. Globe and Mail Prices will plunge, investors flee, foreclosures rise, and we will be right back where we were when the housing bubble burst in 2006. Times, Sunday Times Two wounded soldiers flee from pursuers on horse in thick reeds which are taller than a man. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Overwhelmed, the soldiers flee deeper into the catacombs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Most of the soldiers flee. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 逃跑 Japanese: 逃げる |
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