to flee in panic; to run away helter-skelter
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to flee helter-skelter; to run away in panic or disorder
formalOften used in written and formal contexts to describe fleeing in a chaotic, desperate manner, especially by criminals, defeated soldiers, or animals. It implies a sense of hurried escape without a clear direction.
Dí敌
jūn军
zhàn战
bài败
hòu后
，
cán残
bù部
xiàng向
shān山
lǐ里
cuàn窜
táo逃
。
After being defeated, the remnants of the enemy army fled helter-skelter into the mountains.
Xiǎo小
tōu偷
jiàn见
jǐng警
chá察
lái来
le了
，
lì立
kè刻
diū丢
xià下
cái财
wù物
cuàn窜
táo逃
。
Seeing the police arrive, the thief immediately dropped the stolen goods and fled in panic.
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Shòu受
le了
jīng惊
xià吓
de的
niǎo鸟
qún群
sì四
chù处
cuàn窜
táo逃
。
The frightened flock of birds scattered and fled in all directions.