to leave a person or place very quickly, especially because you are afraid of possible danger迅速离开；（尤指害怕有危险而）逃避，逃跑- She burst into tears and fled.她突然哭了起来，跑开了。
- flee from somebody/something a camp for refugees fleeing from the war收留战争难民的难民营
- flee to…/into… He fled to London after an argument with his family.他与家人争吵以后离家去了伦敦。
- flee something He was caught trying to flee the country.他试图逃离该国时被抓住了。
- The driver had already fled the scene of the accident.司机已经逃离了事故现场。
compare fly (13)Extra Examples- They turned and fled when they saw the gang approaching.看到匪徒逼近，他们转身逃走了。
- When the police arrived the burglars fled empty-handed.警察赶到时，窃贼两手空空地逃走了。
- She had to flee for her life when soldiers attacked her town.士兵进攻她所在的小镇时，她不得不逃命。
- The children fled in terror as the hay caught fire.干草着火了，孩子们吓得四散而逃。
- She dropped the phone and fled from the office.她摔下电话，匆忙离开了办公室。
- The family managed to flee to safety.这家人设法逃到了安全地带。
- They fled to Britain when the war started.战争初始他们逃到英国。
- All my family fled across the border into Thailand.我全家越过边界逃到泰国。
- He fled into exile and never returned.他逃亡到国外，再也没有回来。
- Hundreds of people were forced to flee their homes.数百人被迫逃离家园。
Topics Dangerc1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- abroad
- across the border
- into exile
- …
verb + flee- be forced to
- have to
- try to
- …
prepositionphrases- flee empty-handed
- flee for your life
- flee like the wind
- …
See full entry Word OriginOld English flēon, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vlieden and German fliehen.