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单词 flee
释义 flee
I. \ˈflē\ verb
(fled \ˈfled\ ; fled ; fleeing ; flees)
Etymology: Middle English flen, from Old English flēon; akin to Old High German fliohan to flee, Old Norse flȳja, Gothic thliuhan to flee, and probably to Old English flēogan to fly — more at fly
intransitive verb
1.
 a. : to run away from or as if from danger or evil : hasten off
  < cowards fleeing before a revolution — R.W.Emerson >
  < a person … who shall flee from justice — U.S. Constitution >
 b. : to hurry toward a source of security or protection — used with to or into
  < he fled back to the shelter of his cab — Osbert Sitwell >
  < the survivors fled into the wilderness >
2. : to pass away swiftly : vanish
 < mists fleeing before the rising sun >
 < the truck was gathering speed … and the fields were fleeing past in the twilight — Kay Boyle >
3. archaic : fly, speed
 < the arrow fled from the bow >
transitive verb
1.
 a. : to run away from : endeavor to avoid (as a threatened danger) or escape from (as an adversary)
  < heard her fleeing his approach — T.B.Costain >
  < the lowlanders were fleeing the rising waters >
 b. : shun, avoid, evade
  < governments long in office are not inclined to flee party and political considerations — S.L.A.Marshall >
2. : to leave abruptly : depart from suddenly or unexpectedly : abandon, forsake
 < when fortune fled her spoiled and favorite child — Lord Byron >
 < fleeing the city for the hot months — Jerome Weidman >
Synonyms: see escape
II.
chiefly Scotland
variant of fly
III.
dialect Britain
variant of flay
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