| 单词 | flee |
| 释义 | flee (once / 110 pages) v If you bolt, scram, skedaddle, or get the heck of out Dodge, you flee. You run away fast. Don’t confuse flee with "flea." They sound alike, but the second kind is an insect whose bites make you itch. We get the word flee from Old English fleon. When you flee, you get away as quickly as you can. You might even take flight to escape — usually from a dangerous place or situation. In a moment of panic after stealing a cookie from the cookie jar, you might decide to flee the scene of the crime. WORD FAMILYflee: fled, fleed, fleeing, fleer, flees+/fleer: fleered, fleering, fleers USAGE EXAMPLESPolice believe Morales fled to Attleboro, Massachusetts, and stole a car that was found Sunday. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) The driver abandoned the car and fled on foot; his female passenger was detained and questioned by authorities, and later released, Nicholson said. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) Police say they believe Morales fled to Attleboro, Massachusetts, and stole a car that was found Sunday. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) v run away quickly He threw down his gun and fled Syn|Hypo|Hyper fly, take flight break make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing stampederun away in a stampede abscond, absquatulate, bolt, decamp, go off, make off, run offrun away; usually includes taking something or somebody along elope, run offrun away secretly with one's beloved break loose, escape, get awayrun away from confinement high-tailretreat at full speed defect, desertdesert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army break, break away, break outmove away or escape suddenly escape from, shake, shake off, throw offget rid of levantrun off without paying a debt bilk, elude, evadeescape, either physically or mentally slipmove smoothly and easily run awayescape from the control of ratdesert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage escape, get awayremove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion break away, bunk, escape, fly the coop, head for the hills, hightail it, lam, run, run away, scarper, scat, take to the woods, turn tail flee; take to one's heels; cut and run |
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