"hit and run" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 肇事逃逸

Definition

“hit and run” 指有人（通常开车）造成事故后，不停下来协助或报警就逃离现场。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

主要用于交通事故肇事者逃逸，不履行法定义务。法律、新闻报道中常见，也可以泛指造成伤害后逃跑的情形。

Examples

The driver was arrested for a hit and run last night.

司机因**肇事逃逸**昨晚被逮捕。

A hit and run left two people injured on Main Street.

一次**肇事逃逸**在主街导致两人受伤。

Police are searching for witnesses to the hit and run.

警方正在寻找**肇事逃逸**的目击者。

It was a hit and run—the car sped off right after the crash.

这是**肇事逃逸**——车祸后车辆迅速逃离。

People get really upset when a hit and run happens in their neighborhood.

在社区发生**肇事逃逸**时，人们都很生气。

Did you hear there was a hit and run outside the mall yesterday?

你听说昨天商场外发生了**肇事逃逸**吗？