Word · Frequency #29799
lam
/læm/
noun
阿拉伯字母拉姆（ل）
the Arabic letter ل (l), the 23rd letter of the alphabet
- 1.
The twenty-third letter of the Arabic alphabet, ل (l). It is preceded by ك (k) and followed by م (m).
阿拉伯字母表的第二十三个字母 ل (l),位于 ك (k) 之后、م (m) 之前。
阿拉伯字母表的第二十三个字母 ل (l),位于 ك (k) 之后、م (m) 之前。；逃亡
In use
The thief made a quick lam before the police arrived.
After the robbery, the gang went on the lam for several weeks.
The prisoner's lam from the jail was well-planned.
be on the lam
固定短语，表示‘在逃’。
The fugitive is on the lam.
逃犯在逃亡中。
go on the lam
He went on the lam after the robbery.
抢劫后他逃跑了。
Common mistakes
The farmer had a little lam.The farmer had a little lamb.
中文学习者容易混淆同音词 "lam"（意为逃跑或鞭打）和 "lamb"（意为羔羊）。这里根据上下文，应为 "lamb"。
The criminal is on lam.The criminal is on the lam.
固定短语 "on the lam" 中必须使用定冠词 "the"，中文学习者常因母语影响而遗漏冠词。
Connections
Learner notes
Grammar Note
通常用于短语 on the lam，表示逃亡中。
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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