| 单词 | runaway |
| 释义 | runaway (once / 997 pages) 1n 2adj 3n A runaway is a person — often a child or teenager — who leaves home. A runaway is usually unhappy at home, and most runaways have families that are desperate to find them. A kid who grabs some snacks and hides out all night in his neighbor's tree house is one kind of runaway — a more serious runaway is a teenager who hitchhikes to a city and lives on the street or in a shelter. You can also use the word as an adjective to mean "out of control," like a runaway car rolling down a hill with no driver, or a movie that's a runaway success, making more money than anyone thought possible. WORD FAMILYrunaway: runaways USAGE EXAMPLESThere’s no obvious, runaway favorite, so this means we all yell at each other about it for several weeks. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) Those runaway hits are contributing to what industry sources are projecting to be a record year at the box office. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) The victim was a runaway and authorities are trying to locate her parents or guardians. Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1 n someone who flees from an uncongenial situation 2Syn|Hyper fleer, fugitive individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul a human being adj completely out of control 3runaway inflation Syn uncontrolled not being under control; out of control n an easy victory Syn|Hyper blowout, laugher, romp, shoo-in, walkaway triumph, victory a successful ending of a struggle or contest |
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