flee
verb [ I or T, never passive ] uk/fliː/ us/fliː/ fleeing | fled
C1 （尤指因危险或恐惧而）逃跑
to escape by running away, especially because of danger or fear
She fled (from) the room in tears. 她哭着跑出房间。
In order to escape capture, he fled to the mountains. 为了免遭俘虏，他逃到了山里。
flee the country 逃出国
to quickly go to another country in order to escape from something or someone
It is likely that the suspects have fled the country by now. 很有可能这些嫌疑犯现在已经逃到了国外。
She is thought to have fled the country and is being sought by the FBI.
Decades of civil unrest have caused many to flee the country.
By the time his home was raided, he'd already fled the country.
There were concerns that she would try to flee the country.
Opponents of the regime swiftly fled the country.
- More examples
- Every year thousands of people flee the big cities in search of the rural idyll.
- War, famine and oppression have forced people in the region to flee from their homes.
- Thousands of fugitives are fleeing from the war-torn area.
- Hundreds of people have left their devastated villages and fled to the mountains.
- Thousands of refugees fled across the border.