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单词 runaway
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runaway
adjective
uk
/ˈrʌn.ə.weɪ/us
/ˈrʌn.ə.weɪ/
havingescapedorrunaway fromsomewhere:
失控的；逃跑的
a runawaychildsleepingon thestreets离家出走露宿街头的小孩
a runawaybride(= whoranaway from herwedding)逃婚新娘
out ofcontrol:
失去控制的
A runawaybus/horsecausedchaoson thestreets.一辆公共汽车失控了／一匹马脱缰了，导致街道上一片混乱。
We have toreininourrunawayspending.我们必须止住我们失控的花费。
Runawaysuccessissurprisinglysuddenorgreat:
突如其来且巨大的（成功）
Her first novel's runawaysuccesscame as agreatsurprise.她的第一部小说大获成功，真是大大出人意料。
He is the runawayleaderat thetopof thecompetitionscoreboard.他在竞赛中出人意料地遥遥领先，高居比分牌榜首。
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Running away and escaping
runaway
noun[C]
uk
us
someone who hasescapedorrunaway fromsomewhere:
出逃者，逃脱者
asafehouseforyoungrunaways为离家出走的青少年提供的安全住所
runawaysfromprison越狱人员
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Runaways and refugees
  • absconder
  • boat people
  • coyote
  • defector
  • deserter
  • displace
  • displaced
  • displaced person
  • escapee
  • evacuee
  • evader
  • fugitive
  • political asylum
  • refoulement
  • refugee
  • refugee camp
  • transit camp
  • UNHCR
(Definition ofrunawayfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

runaway| American Dictionary

runaway
adjective[not gradable]
us
/ˈrʌn·əˌweɪ/

runawayadjective[not gradable](not controlled)

being orseemingto be out ofcontrol, orhappeningsuddenlyandstrongly:
runaway health-carecosts
From themomenthelaunchedtheBoyScoutmovementin 1908, it was a runawaysuccess.
runaway
noun[C]
us
/ˈrʌn·əˌweɪ/

runawaynoun[C](person)

ayoungpersonwho haslefthomewithoutpermission
(Definition ofrunawayfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

runaway| Business English

runaway
adjective[before noun]
(alsorun-away)
uk
/ˈrʌnəˌweɪ/us
risingquicklyin a way that is not undercontrol:
runawayprices/costs/inflation
runawaydemand/growth/spending
highlysuccessful:
a runaway bestseller/favourite/hitTherealityis that a newmusicalneedsto be a runawayhittosurvivetheeconomicsof Broadway.
(Definition ofrunawayfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Many of these children are throwaways, not runaways.
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Is he aware that there are 43,000 runaways each year?
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In such cases, the hostels will be registered as children's homes with special provision for runaways.
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The society is now concerned about this national problem of runaways.
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There seems to be an increasing incidence of copycat runaways among young people.
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The refuge provides a service to improve relations between runaways and their families.
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A further issue focused by the project is the need for centralised reporting of runaways.
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The police have done well in tracing young runaways.
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The police have a lot of experience with young runaways and know a great deal about them.
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I should like first to speak about the police contribution in dealing with runaways.
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If young people can find a way of playing the system, that will result in an increased number of runaways.
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As was suggested, we need a national database on missing persons and runaways which is accessible to approved agencies outside the police service.
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I would have thought that most runaways never went back.
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One third of runaways come from social services care.
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We shall focus on giving our children more protection through the social exclusion unit's ongoing review of young rough sleepers and runaways.
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