be on the lam
固定短语，表示‘在逃’。
The fugitive is on the lam.
逃犯在逃亡中。
阿拉伯字母拉姆（ل）
lams — plural of lam
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
the Arabic letter ل (l), the 23rd letter of the alphabet
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。
The twenty-third letter of the Arabic alphabet, ل (l). It is preceded by ك (k) and followed by م (m).
The thief made a quick lam before the police arrived.
小偷在警察到达之前迅速逃跑了。
用法提示：名词，表示快速逃跑或逃亡。
After the robbery, the gang went on the lam for several weeks.
抢劫后，那伙人逃亡了数周。
用法提示：短语 on the lam 中使用 lam 作为名词，表示逃亡状态。
The prisoner's lam from the jail was well-planned.
囚犯的越狱逃跑计划得十分周密。
用法提示：名词，指逃脱或逃亡的行为。
固定短语，表示‘在逃’。
The fugitive is on the lam.
逃犯在逃亡中。
He went on the lam after the robbery.
抢劫后他逃跑了。
grammar · medium
易错句子The farmer had a little lam.
正确表达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"。
grammar · medium
易错句子The criminal is on lam.
正确表达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。
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