runaway
adjective uk/ˈrʌn.ə.weɪ/ us/ˈrʌn.ə.weɪ/
失控的;逃跑的
having escaped or run away from somewhere
a runaway child sleeping on the streets 离家出走露宿街头的小孩
a runaway bride (= who ran away from her wedding) 逃婚新娘
失去控制的
out of control
A runaway bus/horse caused chaos on the streets. 一辆公共汽车失控了／一匹马脱缰了，导致街道上一片混乱。
We have to rein in our runaway spending. 我们必须止住我们失控的花费。
突如其来且巨大的（成功）
Runaway success is surprisingly sudden or great.
Her first novel's runaway success came as a great surprise. 她的第一部小说大获成功，真是大大出人意料。
He is the runaway leader at the top of the competition scoreboard. 他在竞赛中出人意料地遥遥领先，高居比分牌榜首。
runaway
noun [ C ] ukus
出逃者，逃脱者
someone who has escaped or run away from somewhere
a safe house for young runaways 为离家出走的青少年提供的安全住所
runaways from prison 越狱人员