fugitive
noun[C]
uk/ˈfjuː.dʒə.tɪv/us/ˈfjuː.dʒə.t̬ɪv/apersonwho isrunningaway orhidingfrom thepoliceor adangeroussituation:
逃亡者,逃犯;难民Thousands of fugitives arefleeingfrom thewar-tornarea.数以千计的难民逃离被战争蹂躏的地方。
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid were fugitivesfromjustice(= theyranaway toavoidbeingtriedincourt).布奇‧卡西迪和日舞小子都是逃犯。
Runaways and refugees
- absconder
- boat people
- coyote
- defector
- deserter
- displace
- displaced
- displaced person
- escapee
- evacuee
- evader
- political asylum
- refoulement
- refugee
- refugee camp
- runaway
- transit camp
- UNHCR
fugitive
adjective
uk/ˈfjuː.dʒə.tɪv/us/ˈfjuː.dʒə.t̬ɪv/fugitiveadjective(TEMPORARY)
formal
(especiallyofthoughtsorfeelings)lastingfor only ashorttime:
(尤指想法或感觉)短暂的,暂时的a fugitiveimpression短暂的印象
Synonym
fleeting
Temporary
- acting
- be a nine days' wonderidiom
- casual
- casually
- eddy
- ephemeral
- fugacious
- here
- here today, gone tomorrowidiom
- impermanence
- impermanent
- nine
- pro tem
- provisional
- scratch
- short-lived
- short-term
- sticking plaster
- stopgap
- transitory
fugitiveadjective(PERSON)
[before noun]
relatingto a fugitive:
和逃亡者(难民)有关的Fugitivefamilieswho havefledthefightingin thecitiesare nowtryingtosurvivein themountains.那些逃离城市战火的家庭正设法在山区生存下来。
Running away and escaping
- abscond
- back away
- back off
- bail out
- be at largeidiom
- be on the runidiom
- escape
- extrication
- flee
- gaolbreak
- getaway
- go/be run to groundidiom
- leg
- scram
- shakesomethingoff
- shoot
- shoot through
- skedaddle
- slip
- throw