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- flee [fliː]
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1.
vb
to run away from (a place, danger, etc); fly
- to flee the country
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2.
vi.
[intr]
to run or move quickly; rush; speed
- she fled to the door
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3.
vi.
[Etymology]
Old English fl
e on; related to Old Frisian flia , Old High German fliohan, Gothic thliuhan
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1.
vb
to run away from (a place, danger, etc); fly
- flee [fliː]
Examples
- to flee the country → flee
- 仓皇逃窜
- flee in confusion; flee in panic; flee helter-skelter → 仓皇
- 四散奔逃
- flee in all directions; flee helter-skelter; stampede → 奔逃
- 狼狈逃窜
- flee in panic; flee helter-skelter → 狼狈
- 出逃国外
- flee the country → 出逃
- 远遁
- flee to a far-away place → 遁
- 弃家避难，四处飘荡
- flee from home and wander about seeking refuge → 飘荡
- 弃甲曳兵而走
- flee pell-mell → 弃甲曳兵
- 四处逃窜
- flee in all directions → 四处
- 逃出虎口
- flee from the jaws of death → 逃
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