单词 | abscond |
释义 | abscond/əbˈskɒnd / /abˈskɒnd/verb [no object] 1Leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to escape from custody or avoid arrest: the barman absconded with a week’s takings 176 detainees absconded...
Synonyms run away, escape, bolt, clear out, flee, make off, take flight, take off, fly, decamp; make a break for it, take to one's heels, make a quick getaway, beat a hasty retreat, show a clean pair of heels, run for it, make a run for it; disappear, vanish, slip away, steal away, sneak away informal do a bunk, do a moonlight flit, cut and run, skedaddle, skip, do a runner, head for the hills, do a disappearing/vanishing act, fly the coop, take French leave, scarper, vamoose North American informal take a powder, go on the lam 1.1(Of a person on bail) fail to surrender oneself for custody at the appointed time: charges of absconding while on bail...
1.2(Of a colony of honeybees, especially Africanized ones) entirely abandon a hive or nest.While Africanized honeybees do make honey and pollinate plants, two traits make them undesirable for beekeepers: colonies regularly abscond from hives, and they are often too defensive to be easily tended....
Derivativesabsconder
OriginMid 16th century (in the sense 'hide, conceal oneself'): from Latin abscondere 'hide', from ab- 'away, from' + condere 'stow'. Rhymes |
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