runaway

柯林斯詞典

1. ADJ You use runaway to describe a situation in which something increases or develops very quickly and cannot be controlled. 迅猛發(fā)展而難以控制的[ADJ n]
Our June sale was a runaway success. 我們6月份的促銷大獲成功。
2. N-COUNT A runaway is someone, especially a child, who leaves home without telling anyone or without permission. 離家出走者
...a teenage runaway. …一名十來歲的離家出走者。
3. ADJ A runaway vehicle or animal is moving forward quickly, and its driver or rider has lost control of it. (車輛或動(dòng)物) 失控的[ADJ n]
The runaway car careered into a bench, hitting an elderly couple. 那輛失控的轎車疾速撞上了一條長凳，撞了一對(duì)老夫婦。