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Someone, often a child or teenager, who has left home without permission and doesn't want to be found — 'a teenage runaway.' As an adjective, 'runaway' describes something moving fast and completely out of control, like a runaway train, or something that grows or succeeds extremely quickly, like 'a runaway success' (a huge, sudden hit).
離家出走的人;(形容詞)失控的、爆紅的
組成run + away — a straightforward compound.
原始詞典資料12 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
runawaynoun/ˈɹʌnəweɪ/
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A person or animal that runs away or has run away; a person, animal, or organization that escapes captivity or restrictions.
- Runaways are vulnerable to criminal exploitation.
- Thou runaway, thou coward, art thou fled?
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A vehicle (especially, a train) that is out of control.
- On New Year's Day, 1850, a catastrophe, which it is fearful to contemplate, was averted by the aid of the telegraph. A collision had occurred to an empty train at Gravesend; and the driver having leaped from his engine, the latter started alone at full speed to London. Notice was immediately given by telegraph to London and other stations; and while the line was kept clear, an engine and other arrangements were prepared as a buttress to receive the runaway.
- Runaways are rendered impossible, as the machine can be instantly stopped by means of a double brake connected with the driver's seat
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An object or process that is out of control or out of equilibrium.
- On the chart, the start of a runaway is marked by a box
- An IS executive's worst nightmare, such runaways are a fact of life. Practically all large companies and organizations have experienced a runaway or are wrestling with a seriously botched project.
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The act of running away, especially of a horse or teams.
- The drivers were generally boys […] They would stop the team when other boats passed and at locks while waiting for the water to rise or fall. They could also be useful in preventing or stopping runaways. Horses were easily startled and might bolt off the tow path or into the canal itself.
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An overwhelming victory.
- The home side won in a runaway.
runawayadj/ˈɹʌnəweɪ/
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Having run away; escaped; fugitive; fleeting.
- a runaway thief
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Having run away; escaped; fugitive; fleeting.
- a runaway donkey
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Having run away; escaped; fugitive; fleeting.
- a runaway marriage
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Easily won, as a contest.
- a runaway victory at the polls
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Accelerating out of control.
- a runaway train
- a runaway greenhouse effect
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Unchecked; rampant.
- runaway prices
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informalDeserting or revolting against one's group, duties, expected conduct, or the like, especially to establish or join a rival group, change one's life drastically, etc.
- The runaway delegates nominated their own candidate.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。