runaway ['rʌn.ə.weɪ] adjective ■out of control or escaped from somewhere 失控的;逃跑的•A runaway bus/horse caused chaos on the streets.一辆公共汽车失控了/一匹马脱缰了,导致街道上一片混乱。 •a runaway child sleeping on the streets离家出走露宿街头的小孩 •figurative Her first novel's runaway (= surprisingly big) success came as a great surprise.她的第一部小说大获成功,真是大大出人意料。 |