Word · Frequency #14299
fugitives
逃犯；潜逃者
fugitives is the plural of fugitive.
a person who runs away and hides, sometimes using disguises or a false name, especially to avoid being caught by the police
- 1.
A person who flees or escapes and travels secretly from place to place, and sometimes using disguises and aliases to conceal their identity, as to avoid law authorities in order to avoid an arrest or prosecution, or to avoid some other unwanted situation.
潜逃者,秘密辗转各地,有时用伪装和化名躲避法律追究或不愿面对的处境
- 2.
someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
逃离不适宜环境的人
- 3.
someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice
被执法机关追捕的人；试图逃避法律制裁的人
逃离者；逃避者；潜逃者,秘密辗转各地,有时用伪装和化名躲避法律追究或不愿面对的处境；逃离不适宜环境的人；被执法机关追捕的人；试图逃避法律制裁的人；逃亡者
In use
The police arrested the fugitive at the border after a two-week manhunt.
She lived as a fugitive for years, always moving to new towns and using fake names.
The fugitive surrendered quietly when he realized the building was surrounded.
fugitives from the sweatshops
a fugitive from [place/justice]
from 后常接地点或抽象概念（如 justice、persecution）表示逃避的对象。
She was a fugitive from the war-torn country.
她是来自那个饱受战争蹂躏的国家的逃亡者。
become a fugitive
become 作系动词，后接名词，强调进入逃亡状态。
After the allegation, he became a fugitive.
指控传出后，他成了逃犯。
Connections
Collocations
- fugitive from justice
- 逃犯；逃避法律追究的人
- The fugitive from justice was captured after a three-week manhunt.这名逃犯在追捕三周后被抓获。
- fugitive slave
- 逃亡奴隶
- Fugitive slaves risked their lives to reach free states.逃亡奴隶冒着生命危险前往自由州。
- fugitive offender
- 在逃犯；潜逃罪犯
- The country refused to hand over the fugitive offender.该国拒绝移交这名在逃犯。
- harbor a fugitive
- 窝藏逃犯
- Anyone who harbors a fugitive will be prosecuted.任何窝藏逃犯的人都将被起诉。
Idioms & figurative uses
- fugitive from justice
- 司法逃犯The fugitive from justice was captured after a decade on the run.这名司法逃犯在逃亡十年后终于落网。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 fugitive 与 flee（逃跑）字形相近，脑中浮现逃犯拼命逃亡的画面，即“逃犯”。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：新闻报道、法律语境、书面叙述 fugitive 通常用于较正式的书面语，多出现在新闻报道或法律语境中，日常口语中较少使用。
Grammar Note
可数名词，常指为躲避法律追捕而逃亡的人。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常见词与 /ˈfjudʒətɪv/ 押韵（重读的 /fju-/ 加上后面的 /dʒətɪv/ 罕见）。下面六个词都拼作 -itive，且都读作 /ətɪv/，与 fugitive 的 -itive 部分发音相同；但它们的重读音节不同，所以并不押韵，注意别按拼写类推发音。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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