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fugitive

noun
🔊/ˈfjuːdʒətɪv/
🔊/ˈfjuːdʒətɪv/
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  1. fugitive (from somebody/something) a person who has escaped or is running away from somewhere and is trying to avoid being caught逃亡者；逃跑者；亡命者
    • a fugitive from justice逃犯
    • one of the most wanted fugitives sought by the Italian police意大利警方通缉的要犯之一
    Topics Crime and punishmentc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • wanted
    • dangerous
    verb + fugitive
    • be
    • become
    • remain
    • …
    preposition
    • fugitive from
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French fugitif, -ive, from Latin fugitivus, from fugere ‘flee’.

fugitive

adjective
🔊/ˈfjuːdʒətɪv/
🔊/ˈfjuːdʒətɪv/
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  1. trying to avoid being caught逃亡的；逃跑的
    • a fugitive criminal逃犯
  2. (literary) lasting only for a very short time短暂的；易逝的 synonym fleeting
    • a fugitive idea/thought转瞬即逝的想法／思想
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French fugitif, -ive, from Latin fugitivus, from fugere ‘flee’.