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hit-and-run

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Crime, Motor vehicles
ˌhit-and-ˈrun adjective [only before noun]  SCCTTCa hit-and-run accident is one in which a car driver hits someone and does not stop to help 〔交通事故中司机〕肇事逃逸的hit-and-run driver 肇事逃逸的司机
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hit-and-runEach has a Breda Bofors gun and an Aloutte 3 helicopter; both possess the range for hit-and-run raids to the Falklands.Last night police appealed for help to catch the hit-and-run riders.It has generally been much more effective in forming the musical sensibilities of clergy than hit-and-run visits to theological colleges.
ˌhit-and-ˈrun adjectiveChineseSyllable
a in is hit-and-run driver Corpus which car accident one a


hit-and-run
ˌhit-and-ˈrun adjective [only before noun]
a hit-and-run accident is one in which a car driver hits someone and does not stop to help
    hit-and-run driver


hit-and-runBrE /ˌhɪt ən ˈrʌn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌhɪt ən ˈrʌn/ 🔊 adjective [only before noun] (of a road accident 交通事故) caused by a driver who does not stop to help (驾驶人)肇事后逃逸的a hit-and-run accident/death 肇事逃逸的交通事故/引起的死亡a hit-and-run driver (= one who causes an accident but drives away without helping) 肇事逃逸的驾驶人(of a military attack 军事进攻) happening suddenly and unexpectedly so that the people attacking can leave quickly without being hurt 突袭后迅速撤离的hit-and-run raids打了就撤的袭击 hit-and-run nounHe was killed in a hit-and-run. 他被车撞死,车主肇事后逃逸了。🔊🔊