"lam" in Chinese (Simplified)
逃跑（俚语）逃离（俚语）
Definition
迅速逃跑，通常是为了避免麻烦或警察；这个词多用于英语俚语或非正式场合。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
'Lam' 是一种较为老派的英语俚语，现代英语较少用，但在犯罪题材影视或文学中仍可见。常见短语 'on the lam' 意为'在逃'。只用于非正式场合，不适合正式写作。
Examples
The thief tried to lam when he saw the police.
小偷看到警察时试图**逃跑**。
Don’t lam when things get difficult.
遇到困难时不要**逃跑**。
He decided to lam before anyone noticed.
他决定在别人注意到之前**逃离**。
After the robbery, they went on the lam for weeks.
抢劫后，他们**在逃**了好几周。
Word is, the suspect’s still on the lam somewhere downtown.
听说嫌疑人还**在逃**，就在市中心某处。
If he doesn’t show up, he must have lammed out of town.
如果他不露面，肯定已经**逃离**这个城市了。