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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
flee
flee [flee flees fled fleeing] BrE [fliː] NAmE [fliː] verb (fled, fledBrE [fled] ; NAmE [fled] )intransitive, transitive, no passive to leave a person or place very quickly, especially because you are afraid of possible danger •She burst into tears and fled. •~ from sb/sth a camp for refugees fleeing from the war •~ to…/into… He fled to London after an argument with his family. •~ sth He was caught trying to flee the country. •The driver had already fled the scene of the accident. compare ↑fly v. (12) Verb forms: Word Origin: Old English flēon, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vlieden and German fliehen. Thesaurus: flee verb I, T •Refugees fled from the city. bolt • • make off • |especially BrE run off • |especially spoken run away • • run for it • |informal take off • flee/bolt/run away from sb/sth flee/bolt/run off/run away to sth flee/bolt/make off/run off/run away/take off down/into sth Example Bank: •She dropped the phone and fled from the office. •She had to flee for her life when soldiers attacked her town. •The children fled in terror as the hay caught fire. •The family managed to flee to safety. •They fled to Britain when the war started. •They turned and fled when they saw the gang approaching. •They turned and fled when they saw the gang of youths approaching them. •They were forced to flee the country. •When danger threatens, collect your possessions and flee like the wind. •When the police arrived the burglars fled empty-handed. •All my family fled across the border into Thailand. •He fled into exile and never returned. •Hundreds of people were forced to flee their homes. •People fled for their lives. •People fled in terror as the bomb exploded. •Refugees fled from the city. •The man looked at me in horror, and then turned and fled. •The robbers fled empty-handed from the shop. •They fled the country in 1987.
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