“私奔”，用英语要怎么说？

我们可以直接使用elope这个词来表示“私奔”，elope有两个意思：

1. to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent（一般未经父母同意，为了结婚而偷偷地逃跑）

2. to run away from one's spouse with a lover（与情人一起私奔，逃离原配）

例：She attempted to elope, but didn't get far and was sent home.

她试过私奔，但没跑多远就被送回家了。

不过，现在私奔有了新的含义，也可用于指举办小型私密的婚礼。

例：If you opt to elope instead and invite only a few dear friends and family, you could end up saving yourself tens of thousands of dollars.

如果你选择私密婚礼，只邀请几个亲密的朋友和家人，你可以为自己省下成千上万美元。

另外，还可以用run off/away with sb来描述与某人私奔。

例：She ran away with her boss.

她与老板私奔了。

（来源：沪江英语）