runaway /ˈrʌnəweɪ/ TEM4

• 1. 

  ADJ You use runaway to describe a situation in which something increases or develops very quickly and cannot be controlled. 迅猛发展而难以控制的 [ADJ n]

  例：

  Our June sale was a runaway success.

  我们6月份的促销大获成功。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT A runaway is someone, especially a child, who leaves home without telling anyone or without permission. 离家出走者

  例：

  ...a teenage runaway.

  …一名十来岁的离家出走者。

• 3. 

  ADJ A runaway vehicle or animal is moving forward quickly, and its driver or rider has lost control of it. (车辆或动物) 失控的 [ADJ n]

  例：

  The runaway car careered into a bench, hitting an elderly couple.

  那辆失控的轿车疾速撞上了一条长凳，撞了一对老夫妇。