| 单词 | fugitive |
| 释义 | fugitive (once / 382 pages) nadj Someone who flees or runs away from the police to avoid capture is a fugitive. "Authorities were looking for three men who escaped from prison today. Authorities believe the three fugitives may be disguised as nuns and advise the public to be careful." Although a fugitive can specifically be someone fleeing from the police, the noun can also refer to anyone who is fleeing from an untenable situation. "The family asked for asylum in the United States because they were fugitives from their own oppressive government." As an adjective, the word can mean "fleeing or fleeting." "Many people helped the fugitive slaves to safety." "At night, he was plagued with fugitive thoughts: they seemed important when he woke from sleep, but by morning he had forgotten them." WORD FAMILYfugitive: fugitively, fugitives USAGE EXAMPLESThe fugitive was fatally shot by a police officer in Italy. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) A SIM card found on the fugitive after he was shot led authorities to the Netherlands. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) Marshals task force captured Stevens and the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is holding him as a fugitive. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) 1n someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice Syn|Hypo|Hyper fugitive from justice absconder a fugitive who runs away and hides to avoid arrest or prosecution escapeesomeone who escapes alien abscondera fugitive remaining in the United States after an immigration judge has ordered them deported criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime 2n someone who flees from an uncongenial situation fugitives from the sweatshops Syn|Hyper fleer, runaway individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul a human being 3adj lasting for a markedly brief time fugitive hours Syn fleeting, momentaneous, momentary short primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration |
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