runaway

英 [ˈrʌnəweɪ]

美 [ˈrʌnəweɪ]

adj.  逃跑的; 出走的; 失控的; 轻易的; 迅速的; 难以控制的
n.  逃跑者，逃避者，离家出走者(尤指儿童)

复数：runaways　

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Collins.1 / BNC.14041 / COCA.9955

牛津词典

adj.

• 逃跑的；出走的
  having left without telling anyone
  1. runaway children
     离家出走的儿童
• 失控的
  not under the control of its owner, rider or driver
  1. a runaway horse/car
     脱缰的马；失控的汽车
• 轻易的；迅速的；难以控制的
  happening very easily or quickly, and not able to be controlled
  1. a runaway winner/victory
     轻易获胜的人；轻而易举的胜利
  2. the runaway success of her first play
     她的第一出戏的大获成功
  3. runaway inflation
     来势迅猛的通货膨胀

noun

• 逃跑者，逃避者，离家出走者（尤指儿童）
  a person who has suddenly left or escaped from sb/sth, especially a child who has left home without telling anyone
  1. teenage runaways living on the streets
     流落街头的离家出走的青少年

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 迅速的;无法控制的;失控的
  You userunawayto describe a situation in which something increases or develops very quickly and cannot be controlled.
  1. Our Grand Sale in June was a runaway success.
     我们6月份的大型促销一举成功。
  2. ...a runaway best-seller.
     一炮打响的畅销书
  3. ...in an era of runaway inflation.
     恶性通货膨胀时期
• N-COUNT 离家出走者(尤指小孩)
  Arunawayis someone, especially a child, who leaves home without telling anyone or without permission.
  1. ...a teenage runaway.
     离家出走的十几岁的孩子
  2. ...a runaway slave.
     逃跑的奴隶
• ADJ (车辆、动物等)失控的
  Arunawayvehicle or animal is moving forward quickly, and its driver or rider has lost control of it.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. ...a runaway horse.
     脱缰的马

英英释义

noun

• an easy victory
  Synonym:blowoutromplaughershoo-inwalkaway
• someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
  1. fugitives from the sweatshops
  Synonym:fugitivefleer

adj

• completely out of control
  1. runaway inflation

双语例句

• Our Grand Sale in June was a runaway success.
  我们6月份的大型促销一举成功。
• Are you a runaway bride?
  你是逃跑的新娘？
• 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。
• Runaway cost inflation and labour and equipment shortages ravaged the commodities industry in 2007-08.
  在2007-08年，失控的成本上升以及劳动力和设备短缺使大宗商品行业遭遇了一场浩劫。
• The parents were worried about their runaway child.
  那对父母对他们出走的孩子非常担忧。
• The boy was praised for bringing up the runaway horse.
  那个男孩因勒住了逃脱的马而受到表扬。
• Runaway Chinese inflation also seemed to be tamed at last.
  中国失控的通胀也似乎终于得到了抑制。
• Policymakers would then be faced with choosing between two unacceptable risks; runaway inflation or an economy-crushing monetary policy.
  届时政策制定者将面对两个不可接受的风险选择：一是通胀失控，二是足以压垮经济的货币政策。
• More and more consumers are beginning to kick at the runaway prices.
  越来越多的消费者对飞涨的物价表示抗议了。
• What took place in those years is called runaway inflation.
  发生在那些年的一切叫做无法控制的通货膨胀。