[no obj.]leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to avoid detection of or arrest for an unlawful action such as theft 潜逃 the barman absconded with a week's takings. 那酒吧侍者带着一周的营业款潜逃了。 ■(of a person on bail) fail to surrender oneself for custody at the appointed time (保释人员)潜逃,过时不归 ■(of a person kept in detention or under supervision) escape (在拘或在押人员)逃跑 176 detainees absconded. 176名被拘留者逃跑了。 ■(of a colony of honeybees, especially Africanized ones) entirely abandon a hive or nest (一窝蜜蜂,尤指非洲蜂)集体弃巢
派生 absconder noun 语源
mid 16th cent. (in the sense 'hide, conceal (oneself)'): from Latin abscondere 'hide', from ab- 'away, from' + condere 'stow'