单词 | runaway |
释义 | runaway /run"euh way'/, n. 1. a person who runs away; fugitive; deserter. 2. a horse or team that has broken away from control. 3. the act of running away. 4. a decisive or easy victory. 5. a young person, esp. a teenager, who has run away from home. adj. 6. having run away; escaped; fugitive. 7. (of a horse or other animal) having escaped from the control of the rider or driver. 8. pertaining to or accomplished by running away or eloping: a runaway marriage. 9. easily won, as a contest: a runaway victory at the polls. 10. unchecked; rampant: runaway prices. 11. Informal. deserting or revolting against one's group, duties, expected conduct, or the like, esp. to establish or join a rival group, change one's life drastically, etc.: The runaway delegates nominated their own candidate. [1505-15; n., adj. use of v. phrase run away] Syn. 9. absolute, complete, perfect. |
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