abscond from somewhere collocation to go away suddenly and secretly in order to escape from somewhere: 潜逃;逃遁;逃走 She absconded from boarding school and hitchhiked to the city. He absconded from prison just weeks before his sentence was due to end. See
abscond One young woman absconded from hospital more than 30 times because she was not held in a secure ward. The guidelines stated that children intending to abscond from residential care should be physically prevented from leaving only if they were in immediate danger. He violated parole by absconding from supervision. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Running away and escaping abscond abscond with someone/something back away back off bail out be at largeidiom elude escape from someone/something escape route escapology extrication leg loose runaway scarce scarper scram shake something off throw underground |