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Runaway N Teenager Leaves Car Adj 形容词   [Adj

英语单词 runaway
英美音标 ['rʌnəwei]
中文释义 n.逃跑,逃跑者,巨大的胜利,失控的车(或核子反应堆系统)
adj.逃亡的,逃走的
vocab简明 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.
vocab扩展 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.
真题原句 Its lawmakers gave preliminary approval last week to a law that would make it a crime to employ ultra-thin models on runaways.
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[ADJ 形容词]迅速的;无法控制的;失控的 You use runaway to describe a situation in which something increases or develops very quickly and cannot be controlled.
  [ADJ n]
  • Our Grand Sale in June was a runaway success.

    我们6月份的大型促销一举成功。

  • ...a runaway best-seller.

    一炮打响的畅销书

  • ...in an era of runaway inflation.

    恶性通货膨胀时期

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]离家出走者(尤指小孩) A runaway is someone, especially a child, who leaves home without telling anyone or without permission.
  [oft N n]
  • ...a teenage runaway.

    离家出走的十几岁的孩子

  • ...a runaway slave.

    逃跑的奴隶

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[ADJ 形容词](车辆、动物等)失控的 A runaway vehicle or animal is moving forward quickly, and its driver or rider has lost control of it.
  [ADJ n]
  • The runaway car careered into a bench, hitting an elderly couple...

    那辆失控的车猛冲到一条长椅上,撞伤了一对老夫妇。

  • The narrative pulls you along like a runaway train.

    这个故事就像一辆失控的高速列车,读起来惊险刺激。

  • ...a runaway horse.

    脱缰的马

来源 2016.1

Tags: 单词::2016

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