levant
levant — 動詞
- levantpresent simple I / you / we / they
- levants3rd person singular
- levanting-ing form
- levantedpast simple
1. to leave a place secretly so that you do not have to pay money you owe.
欠債潛逃
欠錢不還而偷偷離開
to leave a place secretly so that you do not have to pay money you owe.
Walid levanted from the boarding house before the landlord could ask for the rent.
Walid 趁房東還沒來收租，就從寄宿公寓欠債潛逃了。
levant from + place: leaving to avoid paying
After losing all his savings at cards, the gambler levanted in the night.
賭徒在牌桌上輸光積蓄後，趁夜欠債潛逃。
Folake's brother levanted from town, owing money to three shopkeepers and a tailor.
Folake 的哥哥欠了三家店主和一位裁縫的錢，就從鎮上潛逃了。
levant + owing money: the debt explains the escape
The shop owners learned that the buyer had levanted, leaving every bill unpaid.
店家這才得知買家已經欠債潛逃，留下所有帳單沒付。
Hyun's cousin levanted from the hotel at dawn without paying his bill.
Hyun 的表哥天一亮就從旅館潛逃，沒付帳單。
levant without paying: typical pattern
用法筆記
Intransitive only, so it takes no direct object; the debt is shown with phrases such as owing money or without paying.