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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
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阿拉伯字母拉姆（ل）
the Arabic letter ل (l), the 23rd letter of the alphabet
The fugitive is on the lam.
逃犯在逃亡中。
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。
After the robbery, the gang went on the lam for several weeks.
抢劫后，那伙人逃亡了数周。
The prisoner's lam from the jail was well-planned.
囚犯的越狱逃跑计划得十分周密。
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。
Not this
The farmer had a little lam.
Use this
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"。
Not this
The criminal is on lam.
Use this
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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通常用于短语 on the lam，表示逃亡中。
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