hit and run
noun [ C ] uk/ˌhɪt ən ˈrʌn/ us/ˌhɪt ən ˈrʌn/ hit and runs
交通肇事逃逸
a road accident in which the driver who caused the accident drives away without helping the other people involved and without telling the police
The 24-year-old was the victim of a hit and run, killed by a speeding truck.
She was charged in relation to a hit and run after she allegedly left the scene of an accident. 据称她在事故后离开了现场，因此她被指控肇事逃逸。
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- A taxi ran over his foot and seriously damaged his leg and knee. It was a hit and run.
- I would expect my employer to fire me if I was in a hit and run and fled the scene.
- This wasn't a hit and run and we have been speaking with the driver of the vehicle.
- He was a cab-driver who couldn't get insurance because he has a hit and run on his record.
- You are covered for uninsured losses such as hit and runs.