fish that slipped through the net; fugitive
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
fish that slipped through the net; escaped criminal; fugitive
neutralA classical idiom used metaphorically to describe someone (often a criminal or enemy) who has managed to escape capture or punishment. It carries a negative connotation, implying the escape was not deserved.
Jǐng警
fāng方
zhèng正
zài在
jìn进
xíng行
dà大
guī规
mó模
sōu搜
bǔ捕
，
jué决
bù不
ràng让
yī一
gè个
zuì罪
fàn犯
chéng成
wéi为
lòu漏
wǎng网
zhī之
yú鱼
。
The police are conducting a large-scale manhunt and will not allow a single criminal to slip through the net.
Zài在
zhè这
cì次
zhěng整
dùn顿
xíng行
dòng动
zhōng中
，
jǐ几
gè个
zhǔ主
yào要
tóu头
mù目
dōu都
bèi被
zhuā抓
huò获
，
zhǐ只
yǒu有
jí极
shǎo少
shù数
lòu漏
wǎng网
zhī之
yú鱼
。
In this crackdown, several key leaders were arrested, with only a very few fish that slipped through the net.
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Zhè这
chǎng场
fēng风
bào暴
sǎo扫
qīng清
le了
dà大
bù部
fen分
hài害
chóng虫
，
dàn但
zǒng总
yǒu有
jǐ几
zhǐ只
lòu漏
wǎng网
zhī之
yú鱼
。
The storm wiped out most of the pests, but there are always a few that slip through the net.