runaway
柯林斯詞典
1. ADJ You use runaway to describe a situation in which something increases or develops very quickly and cannot be controlled. 迅猛發(fā)展而難以控制的[ADJ n]
Our June sale was a runaway success. 我們6月份的促銷(xiāo)大獲成功。
2. N-COUNT A runaway is someone, especially a child, who leaves home without telling anyone or without permission. 離家出走者
...a teenage runaway. …一名十來(lái)嵗的離家出走者。
3. ADJ A runaway vehicle or animal is moving forward quickly, and its driver or rider has lost control of it. (車(chē)輛或動(dòng)物) 失控的[ADJ n]
The runaway car careered into a bench, hitting an elderly couple. 那輛失控的轎車(chē)疾速撞上了一條長(zhǎng)凳，撞了一對(duì)老夫婦。
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runaway /?r?n?we?/ (runaways)
劍橋詞典
- having escaped or run away from somewhere
失控的；逃跑的
a runaway child sleeping on the streets 離家出走露宿街頭的小孩
a runaway bride (= who ran away from her wedding ) 逃婚新娘
out of control
失去控制的
A runaway bus /horse caused chaos on the streets . 一輛公共汽車(chē)失控了／一匹馬脫韁了，導(dǎo)致街道上一片混亂。
We have to rein in our runaway spending . 我們必須止住我們失控的花費(fèi)。
Runaway success is surprisingly sudden or great .
突如其來(lái)且巨大的（成功）
Her first novel's runaway success came as a great surprise . 她的第一部小說(shuō)大獲成功，真是大大出人意料。
He is the runaway leader at the top of the competition scoreboard . 他在競(jìng)賽中出人意料地遙遙領(lǐng)先，高居比分牌榜首。 返回 runaway