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单词 hit and run
释义
hit and run
noun[C]
uk
/ˌhɪtən ˈrʌn/us
/ˌhɪtən ˈrʌn/
pluralhit and runs
aroadaccidentin which thedriverwhocausedtheaccidentdrivesaway withouthelpingthe otherpeopleinvolvedand withouttellingthepolice:
The 24-year-old was thevictimof ahitandrun,killedby aspeedingtruck.
She waschargedinrelationto ahitandrunafter sheallegedlyleftthesceneof anaccident.
More examples
  • Ataxiranover hisfootandseriouslydamagedhislegandknee. It was ahitandrun.
  • I wouldexpectmyemployertofireme if I was in ahitandrunandfledthescene.
  • This wasn't ahitandrunand we have beenspeakingwith thedriverof thevehicle.
  • He was a cab-driver who couldn't getinsurancebecause he has ahitandrunon hisrecord.
  • You arecoveredfor uninsuredlossessuch ashitandruns.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
On the road: accidents involving vehicles
  • anti-collision
  • bird strike
  • brake
  • car crash
  • crash-landing
  • cropper
  • derail
  • derailment
  • overshoot
  • prang
  • rear-end
  • road toll
  • RTA
  • rubbernecking
  • run(something)intosomething/someone
  • runsomeone/somethingdown
  • runsomeone/somethingover
  • shunt
  • stack
  • stack up
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hit-and-run
adjective[before noun]
(alsohit and run)
uk
/ˌhɪt.ənˈrʌn/us
/ˌhɪt.ənˈrʌn/

hit-and-runadjective[before noun](ACCIDENT)

A hit-and-runroadaccidentis one in which thedriverwhocausedtheaccidentdrivesaway withouthelpingthe otherpeopleinvolvedand withouttellingthepolice:
Hestruckandkilledapedestrianin a hit-and-runaccident.
Atrafficpolicemanwaskilledby ahitandrundriver.
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
a traffic accident
  • accidentAn accident on the M11 is blocking traffic in a northerly direction.
  • collisionPolice responded to the collision and closed the road.
  • head-onBoth drivers were injured in the head-on collision.
  • shuntUKMy insurance company refused to pay out after my little shunt.
  • crashA serious crash on the motorway yesterday led to its closure for two hours.
  • car crashHe died in a car crash.
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More examples
  • The man waschargedinrelationto a hit-and-runcrash.
  • A man has beenarrestedfollowingahitandruncollisionin which achildwasinjured.
  • She wasstruckby adriverin a hit-and-runincidentwhen she wasridingon acyclepath.
  • A hit-and-runmotoristhas beenbannedfromdriving.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
On the road: accidents involving vehicles
  • anti-collision
  • bird strike
  • brake
  • car crash
  • crash-landing
  • cropper
  • derail
  • derailment
  • overshoot
  • prang
  • rear-end
  • road toll
  • RTA
  • rubbernecking
  • run(something)intosomething/someone
  • runsomeone/somethingdown
  • runsomeone/somethingover
  • shunt
  • stack
  • stack up
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hit-and-runadjective[before noun](MILITARY)

A hit-and-runmilitaryattackneedstohappenunexpectedlyandquicklyinorderto besuccessful:
Insurgentscontinuedhit-and-runattacks.
a hit-and-runraid
hit-and-runwarfare
Theremainingrebelswillmeltinto thejungleandcontinueahitandrunwar.
More examples
  • This was not a hit-and-runoperation. These men came tofightface-to-face.
  • They use hit-and-runguerrillatactics.
  • There was ahitandrunraidby a fewGermanJunkers 88aircraft.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Attacking & invading
  • aggressor
  • ambush
  • beleaguer
  • beleaguered
  • besiege
  • blitz
  • blitzkrieg
  • false flag
  • foray
  • going-over
  • hard power
  • incursion
  • interdiction
  • kamikaze
  • privateer
  • raid
  • reconquer
  • reconquest
  • reducer
  • relieve
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(Definition ofhit and runfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

hit-and-run| American Dictionary

hit-and-run
adjective
us/ˈhɪt·ənˈrʌn/

hit-and-runadjective(ACCIDENT)

involvingadriverwhohitsandinjuresapersonwith acarandleaveswithouttellinganyone about it:
a hit-and-runaccident

hit-and-runadjective(ATTACK)

involvinganattackby amilitarygroupin which thegroupleavesimmediatly afterattacking:
a hit-and-runmission
(Definition ofhit-and-runfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhit and run

hit and run
There were relatively few pitched battles during the 1990s because rebels preferredhit-and-runtactics.
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The desire for accountability in the classichit-and-run, or in a fraud committed by a total stranger, is seldom of this fourth type.
From theCambridge English Corpus
We are talking about young people—mainly, young males—acquiring fireworks with hooligan intentions and using them in what are essentiallyhit-and-runcrimes.
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That is a reference to thehit-and-rundriver.
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Or the damage may have been caused by ahit-and-rundriver.
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It was ahit-and-rundriver, who in my judgment commits a serious crime.
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One chief constable has suggested that lowering the limit, particularly with a high penalty, would increase the number ofhit-and-runcases.
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I shall also be taking action onhit-and-runoffences and on the problem of high-risk offenders.
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Information on the location ofhit-and-runaccidents and the number of casualties involved is not available.
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An obvious example is when one is injured by ahit-and-rundriver.
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Pregnant women have been knocked down, andhit-and-rundrivers have disappeared, and the police have had no powers to deal with such offences.
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He referred to thehit-and-runcase and to the forgery cases.
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How are we going to stop thesehit-and-runbombers?
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He said that there were a few cases ofhit-and-run, where insurance did not apply, and that this scheme ought to apply in those cases.
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Furthermore, the offence of failing to stop after an accident—which may seem fairly innocuous—covers the much more serious case of thehit-and-rundriver.
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