Word · Frequency #29799
lam
逃跑；逃走
to run away; to flee
- 1.
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
逃跑,溜走
- 2.
give a thrashing to; beat hard
痛打；狠揍
痛打；抽打；逃跑,溜走；痛打；狠揍；打；鞭笞
In use
The farmer lammed the donkey with a stick to make it move.
In the old days, teachers would lam disobedient students with a ruler.
The bully was lamming the smaller boy when a teacher intervened.
lam sb/sth
打，击打
He lammed the door with his fist.
他用拳头猛击门。
lam from somewhere
逃脱，逃跑
The prisoners lammed from the jail.
囚犯们从监狱逃走了。
Verb forms
base lam · third person lams · -ing lamming · past lammed · past participle lammed
动词形式规则变化
Common mistakes
He lamed the thief with a stick.He lammed the thief with a stick.
错误：'lamed' 是 lame (使跛) 的过去式，不是 lam (打) 的过去式。lam 的过去式是 lammed，需要双写 m 再加 -ed。
The police saw the thief lambing from the scene.The police saw the thief lamming from the scene.
错误：'lambing' 是 lamb (产羔) 的现在分词，不是 lam (逃跑) 的现在分词。lam 的现在分词是 lamming，需双写 m 再加 -ing。
Connections
Collocations
- lam it
- 逃跑；溜走
- When the police arrived, the burglars lammed it.警察一到，窃贼们就溜走了。
- lam into
- 痛打；猛击
- The gang lammed into the stranger with bats.那伙人用棒球棍猛打那个陌生人。
Idioms & figurative uses
- on the lam
- 在逃；躲避追捕The thieves have been on the lam ever since the robbery.自抢劫案发生以来，那些小偷一直在逃。
- take it on the lam
- 逃跑；溜走The accountant took it on the lam with a briefcase full of cash.那个会计带着满满一公文包现金逃走了。
- lam into
- 猛烈攻击；痛斥The manager lammed into the staff for missing the deadline.经理因为错过最后期限而狠狠训斥了员工。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：lam 像 lamb（羊）少了 b，羊遇险会拼命逃跑；谐音“擂”，擂人即狠揍。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：informal speech、crime/escape narratives、descriptions of physical fighting lam 的两个义项都比较口语化：作“逃跑”解时通常出现在非正式叙述或犯罪、逃亡题材中；作“痛打”解时多用于口语化地描写打斗场面。注意根据上下文判断意思，该词不算高频。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词都与 lam 的 /læm/ 押韵；lamb 拼写里有不发音的 b，但读音完全相同。注意形近词 lame /leɪm/ 与 lam 发音不同：lame 的元音是长 /eɪ/。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.