单词 | run |
释义 | runWord family noun run rerun runner running overrun runletrunaboutrunaroundrunawayrunbackrunflatrunner-uprunning costsrunning materunning repairsrunning timerunwayadjective running runny runnableverb run outrun overrun rerun adverb running runningly , Transport, Computers, Motor vehicles, Voting, Human, Theatre, Clothes Other sportsrun1 /rʌn/ ●●● S1 W1 verb (past tensepst ran /ræn/, past participlepp run, present participle running) 1 move quickly using your legs 奔跑RUN a) [intransitiveI] to move very quickly, by moving your legs more quickly than when you walk 跑,奔跑 run down/up/to/towards etc I ran down the stairs as fast as I could. 我尽可能快地跑下楼梯。 He was running towards the door. 他正朝着门口跑去。 She turned and ran away. 她转身跑掉了。 The boys ran off into the crowd. 男孩们跑进了人群。 run to do something Several people ran to help her when she fell. 她摔倒了,好几个人跑去扶她。 The children came running out of the house. 孩子们从屋里跑出来。 Women ran screaming, with children in their arms. 妇女们抱着孩子,一边跑一边尖叫。 Jane struggled free and ran for her life (=ran in order to avoid being killed). 简挣脱出来,赶紧逃命。 Hurry! Run for it (=run as quickly as possible in order to escape)! 快! 快逃! He picked up the child and ran like hell (=ran very quickly, especially in order to escape). not polite 他抱起孩子,拼命奔逃。 b) [transitiveT] to run a particular distance 跑〔某段距离〕 Firefighters are to run 500km to raise money for a children’s charity. 消防人员将跑500公里,为一个儿童慈善机构筹款。 He ran the length of the corridor. 他从走廊的这头跑到另一头。 2 race 赛跑 a) [intransitiveI, transitiveT]DSO to run in a race 参加(赛跑) I’d never run a marathon before. 我以前从未参加过马拉松比赛。 run in Murray has said she will consider running in the 3000 metres. 默里说她将考虑参加3,000米赛跑。 b) [transitiveT]DSO if a race is run at a particular time or in a particular place, it happens at that time or in that place 举行〔比赛〕 The Derby will be run at 3 o'clock. 德比马赛将于3点钟举行。 n Grammar Run is usually passive in this meaning. 3 organize/be in charge of 组织/掌管 [transitiveT]CONTROL to organize or be in charge of an activity, business, organization, or country 组织;掌管;管理;经营 For a while, she ran a restaurant in Boston. 有一段时间她在波士顿开餐馆。 Many people don’t care who runs the country. 很多人不在乎由谁统治国家。 Courses are currently being run in London and Edinburgh. 目前伦敦和爱丁堡两地都开设了这些课程。 Many people belong to a pension scheme run by their employers. 许多人参加了由雇主管理的养老金计划。 well/badly run The hotel is well-run and extremely popular. 这家酒店经营得很好,十分受欢迎。 a state-run (=controlled by the government) television station ► see thesaurus at control 国营电视台 4 RUNdo STH/go somewhere quickly 快速做某事/到某处 [intransitiveI] to do something or go somewhere quickly 迅速做;赶快去 Run and ask your mother where she’s put the keys. 快去问你妈,她把钥匙放在哪儿了。 run to I need to run to the store for some more milk. 我得赶快到商店去再买点牛奶。 5 buses/trains etc 公共汽车/火车等 a) TT[intransitiveI] if a bus, train etc service runs, it takes people from one place to another at fixed times 定时行驶 The buses don’t run on Sundays. 公共汽车星期天停驶。 run to The number 61 bus runs to the city centre. 61路公共汽车开往市中心。 b) [transitiveT]TT if a company or other organization runs a bus, train etc service, they make it operate 使行驶;使运行 They’re running special trains to and from the exhibition. 他们有往返展览会的专线列车。 6 computers 计算机TD a) [intransitiveI] if a computer program runs, it operates 〔程序〕运行 run on The software will run on any PC. 这个软件可在任何一台个人电脑上运行。 b) [transitiveT] if you run a program, you make it operate 使〔程序〕运行 The RS8 system runs both Unix and MPX-32. 系统既可运行Unix,也可运行MPX-32。 7 machine/engine 机器/引擎 a) [intransitiveI] if a machine or engine runs, it operates 运转,开动 She got out of the car and left the engine running. 她下了车,让引擎开着。 run on electricity/gas/petrol etc (=get its power from electricity etc) 用电/用煤气/用汽油等驱动 Most cars run on unleaded fuel. 大多数汽车使用无铅汽油。 run off something (=use something for power) 使用某物作动力 It runs off batteries. 它使用电池作为动力。 b) [transitiveT] if you run a machine or engine, you make it operate 使运转 You shouldn’t keep the engine running when the car is standing still. 汽车停下来时,不应该让引擎空转。 I often run the washing machine more than once a day. 我经常一天不止一次使用洗衣机。 8 tape 磁带 a) [intransitiveI] if a tape is running, it is recording 录音 She didn’t realize the tape was running as she spoke. 她没有意识到她说话的时候,磁带正在录音。 n Grammar Run is usually used in the progressive in this meaning. b) [transitiveT] if you run a tape, you make it move backwards or forwards 使前进[后退] Run the tape back to the beginning. 把磁带倒到开头。 9 newspaper/television 报纸/电视 a) [transitiveT] to print something in a newspaper or magazine, or broadcast something on television 刊登;播放 The company is running a series of advertisements in national newspapers. 公司正在全国性报纸上刊登一系列广告。 A local TV station ran her story. 一家地方电视台报道了她的事迹。 b) [intransitiveI] if a program runs on television, it is shown. If a story runs in a newspaper or magazine, it is printed 〔节目在电视上〕播放;〔故事在报纸或杂志上〕刊登 The series ran for 20 episodes and was extremely popular. 这个系列片播了20集,极受欢迎。 Conan Doyle’s stories ran in ‘The Strand’ magazine. 柯南·道尔的小说在《河滨》杂志上连载。 10 fast/out of control 快速/失控 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]FAST/QUICK to move too fast or in an uncontrolled way 快速移动;失控 Her car ran off the road and into a tree. 她的汽车冲出路面,撞到一棵树上。 The truck ran out of control and hit a house. 卡车失控,撞上了一栋房子。 11 use a vehicle 使用车辆 [transitiveT] especially British EnglishBrETTC to own and use a vehicle 拥有并使用 I can’t afford to run a car. 我养不起车。 A bicycle is relatively cheap to buy and run. 自行车买和用都相对便宜。 12 take SB in your car 开车送某人 [transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] informalTAKE/BRING to take someone somewhere in your car 开车送 SYN drive Shall I run you home? 要我开车送你回家吗? run somebody to something Let me run you to the station. 我开车送你去车站吧。 13 in an election 选举中 [intransitiveI] especially American EnglishAmEPPVVOTE/ELECT to try to be elected in an election 参加竞选 SYN British English stand run for Salinas is running for a second term as president. 萨利纳斯正在竞选连任总统。 an attempt to encourage more women to run for office 鼓励更多女性竞选公职的尝试 run against Feinstein will win if she runs against Lungren. 范斯坦如果和朗格伦竞争,将会胜选。 14 STH long 长的东西 [intransitiveI, transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]DNTTR if something long such as a road or wire runs in a particular direction, that is its position, or that is where you put it (使)延伸 The road runs along a valley. 这条路沿山谷延伸。 Developers want to run a road right through his farm. 开发商想修一条路,正好穿过他的农场。 Run the cables under the carpet. 把电缆铺在地毯下面。 The Sierra mountain range runs the length of the north west coast of Majorca. 谢拉山脉横贯马略卡岛西北海岸。 15 move STH on a surface 在表面移动某物 [transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]RUB to move something lightly along a surface 〔在表面〕轻轻移动 Charles ran his fingers through her hair. 查尔斯用手指拢着她的头发。 Run the scanner over the bar codes. 用扫描器扫描条形码。 16 flow 流动 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]LIQUID to flow in a particular direction or place 向〔某方向或某地〕流动 Tears started to run down her cheeks. 眼泪开始顺着她的脸颊淌下来。 Water was running off the roof. 水从屋顶流下来。 17 tap 龙头 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]DHH if a tap is running, water is coming out of it, or if you run a tap, you make water come out of it (使)〔水从龙头〕流出 Did you leave the tap running? 你是不是没关水龙头? He ran the tap until the water was really hot. 他开着水龙头,直到流出的水很烫。 18 run a bath DHHto fill a bath with water 往浴缸里放水 I could hear her running a bath upstairs. 我听到她在楼上放洗澡水。 run somebody a bath Could you run me a nice hot bath while I finish my meal? 趁我吃饭的时候你给我放一浴缸热水好吗? Examples from the Corpus run somebody a bath• At five-thirty they made gentle love; then Felicity ran a bath.• Christine eased out of bed and into the bathroom and ran a hot bath.• Skin brushing need take no longer than five minutes each time and can be done while you run the bath.• She ran her bath, cut her nails viciously one by one.• She changed into her dressing-gown as Ronnie ran the bath for her.• She ran the bath, loading it with bubble-bath, and sank down into the water.• Marigold was running a bath, stepping into the water.• Claudia ran Dana's bath, testing the water carefully. 19. SB’s nose 某人的鼻子 [intransitiveI]HBH if someone’s nose is running, liquid is flowing out of it 流鼻涕 20 official papers 官方文件 [intransitiveI]USE something if something runs for a particular length of time, it can officially be used for that time 有效,可以合法使用 The contract runs for a year. 合同有效期为一年。 My car insurance only has another month to run. 我的汽车保险只剩一个月了。 21 play/film 戏剧/电影 [intransitiveI]APTAMF to continue being performed regularly in one place 〔在某处〕连续上演 The play ran for two years. 该剧连续演出了两年。 22 happen 发生 [intransitiveI]PLAN to happen in a particular way or at a particular time 〔以某种方式或在某个时间〕发生 Andy kept things running smoothly (=happening in the way they should) while I was away. 我不在的时候,安迪把一切都安排得井井有条。 He was given a further three month prison sentence to run concurrently. 他另外又获刑三个月,合并执行。 The course runs over a three year period. 这个课程为期三年。 23 amount/price 数量/价格 [intransitiveI] to be at a particular level, amount, or price 处于,达到〔某个水平、数量或价格〕 run at Inflation was running at 5%. 通货膨胀率为5%。 run to The cost of repairing the damage could run to $5000. 修理损坏的费用可能达5,000美元。 24 story/account etc 故事/叙述等 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]STORY if a story, discussion etc runs in a particular way, it has those particular words or events 包含〔某种词或事情〕 The story runs that someone offered Lynch a further $500. 事情是这样的: 有人又给了林奇500美元。 ‘President’s marriage really over’ ran the headline in a national newspaper. 一家全国性报纸的头条新闻是“总统的婚姻真的完了”。 25 run its course HAPPENif something runs its course, it continues in the way you expect until it has finished 顺其发展〔直至结束〕 Recession in the country has run its course and left an aftermath of uncertainty. 该国的经济衰退已经偃旗息鼓,但是余波未了,未来仍然捉摸不定。 Examples from the Corpus run its course• We would let his interest run its course.• But meiosis in eggs may take half a century to run its course.• Her academic job had run its course.• Indeed, the recent pickup in some measures of wages suggests that the transition may already be running its course.• It is by no means clear that the process of financial innovation has run its course.• One useful source was the huge number of glossy magazines about money that had proliferated as the yuppy decade ran its course.• That agency opted to let nature run its course.• Greenspan suggested the recession might run its course by midyear.• Once the disease has run its course, it's not likely to return.• Now, as the debilitating treatment runs its course, Vivian's intellectual skills no longer serve her. 26 something will run and run British EnglishBrECONTINUE/NOT STOP if a subject, discussion, event etc will run and run, people will continue to be interested in it for a long time 〔话题、讨论、事件等〕将持续很长时间 This is a story that will run and run. 这个故事将会一直流传下去。 Examples from the Corpus something will run and run• It is definitely an occasion that will run and run and the teams are looking forward to next year already.• And like the film Jaws, true or false, this is a story that will run and run.• This question will run and run. 27 thoughts/feelings 思想/感觉 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]THINK something/HAVE A THOUGHT if a feeling runs through you, or a thought runs through your mind, you feel it or think it quickly 掠过 run through/down A feeling of excitement ran through her body as they touched. 他们彼此碰到时,她全身一阵激动。 The same thought kept running through his mind. 这个想法一直萦绕在他的脑海里。 A cold shiver ran down my back. 我的后背一阵发凉。 I felt a sharp pain run down my leg. 我感到腿上一阵剧痛。 28 run high EMOTIONALif feelings run high, people are very angry, upset, excited etc 〔情绪〕激动;不安 Tension ran high and fights broke out among the crowd. 气氛紧张,人群中发生了打斗。 Feelings have been running high in the town, following the murder of a young girl. 一个年轻女孩被害之后,镇上群情激愤。 Examples from the Corpus run high• And moral outrage at the use of simple expedients can still run high.• At that news, excitement among scientists ran high.• Buyer interest in Pebble Beach has always run high.• The courts served as a safety-valve, acting as an alternative to violence when emotions ran high.• People seem confused, tensions run high, and constant crisis is a fact of organizational life.• All day Saturday, tensions ran high as the president alternated intense cabinet meetings with bouts of seclusion.• Actual monthly charges often run higher, however, because on-line services charge more for extra hours of use.• Later bravado runs high to disguise their feelings and some of them exploit the situation for gain. 29 run somebody’s life informalADVISE to keep telling someone what they should do all the time, in a way that annoys them 对某人的生活不断指手画脚 Don’t try to run my life! 别想主宰我的生活! Examples from the Corpus run somebody’s life• Don't try to run my life! 30 run for cover a) to run towards a place where you will be safe, especially to avoid bullets 跑向安全的地方〔尤指为躲避子弹〕 He was shot in the leg as he ran for cover. 他跑着找地方躲避的时候,腿部中了弹。 b) to try to protect yourself from a bad situation or from being criticized 躲避;使〔自己〕不受批评 His success at backing winning horses has had the bookmakers running for cover. 他赌马总是押对,已经让赌马经纪人避之唯恐不及。 Examples from the Corpus run for cover• At the sound of gunfire, people ran for cover.• The neighborhood children will run for cover.• Signs of trouble on Wall Street sent investors running for cover.• I managed to land on all fours and started to run for cover.• Panicked marchers and onlookers ran for cover.• All the fish in the country will have to run for cover after what happened to me this week!• Populations of wild game ran for cover, and were subsequently replaced by domesticated livestock.• Below, people were running for cover as bits of machinery rained down.• I explained all that to Chatterton, but stressed that we would run for cover at the first sign of trouble.• The Doctor ran for cover, grabbing the poet's sleeve and pulling him to the side. 31 colour in clothes 衣服上的颜色 [intransitiveI]SPREAD if colour runs, it spreads from one piece of clothing or one area of cloth to another when the clothes are wet 渗色,掉色 The T-shirt ran and made all my other clothes pink. T恤衫渗色,把我其他衣服都染成粉红色了。 32. paint/ink 油漆/墨水 [intransitiveI]SPREAD if paint runs, it moves onto an area where you did not intend it to go 渗开 33 run a check/test/experiment etc CHECK/MAKE SUREto arrange for someone or something to be checked or tested 做检查/测试/实验等 run a check/test/experiment etc on Ask your doctor to run a test on your blood sugar levels. 让医生给你测一下血糖水平。 Examples from the Corpus run on• I also ran a check on my own records, I should add.• It had been switched off after two senior doctors had twice run tests on the patient before declaring him dead. 34. hole in clothes 衣服上的洞 [intransitiveI]DCCHOLE if a hole in tights or stockings runs, it gets bigger in a straight line 〔裤袜、长筒袜等〕脱线,抽丝 35. run drugs/guns SCCto bring drugs or guns into a country illegally in order to sell them 走私毒品/枪支 → drug runner, gun-running 36 run in the family SSFFAMILYif something such as a quality, disease, or skill runs in the family, many people in that family have it 〔某种品质、疾病、技能等〕在家族中遗传,是家族特征 Diabetes appears to run in families. 糖尿病似乎是家族遗传的。 Examples from the Corpus run in the family• Asthma seems to run in our family.• Good looks must run in the family.• And yet great passions, or the tendency to them, seemed to run in the family.• Best not to say anything about it running in the family.• It's more of a case of maintaining form while others struggle, and it often runs in the family.• Jimmy Souness, who was a school cleaner, had a history of heart disease which runs in the family.• The truth was that deafness ran in the family.• Writing books about grandparents seems to run in the family.• Twins run in the family, so it didn't surprise us when we heard the news. 37. run a temperature/fever MIto have a body temperature that is higher than normal, because you are ill 发烧 Examples from the Corpus run a temperature/fever• By Sunday morning she was running a temperature.• Lice are very temperature-sensitive and will leave a body which is running a fever.• Lips all cracked, glassy eyes, running a temperature.• No wonder she was running a temperature!• She wasn't tipsy, just a little high, probably running a fever.• I think he's running a temperature, and he's off his food.• Not running a temperature, are you?• Next morning he ran a temperature but insisted on getting up.• The baby was fussing and running a fever, so I called the doctor. 38 run a mile informalAVOID to try very hard to avoid a particular situation or person because you do not want to deal with them 尽量避而远之,躲得远远的 If someone asked me to marry them, I’d probably run a mile. 如果有人来向我求婚,我可能会躲得远远的。 Examples from the Corpus run a mile• If anyone had told her then that one day she would join the royal family she would have run a mile.• You could run a mile, but you're too disciplined and responsible for that.• Could you walk two miles in thirty minutes or run a mile in ten or twelve minutes?• And though injured himself he ran a mile over rough terrain to fetch help.• Luke Hunter would probably run a mile rather than meet her again. 39 run late/early/on time LATEto arrive, go somewhere, or do something late, early, or at the right time 晚了/早了/准时 I’m running late, so I’ll talk to you later. 我晚了,回头再和你谈。 If the train runs on time, we’ll be there by ten. 如果火车准时,我们10点钟之前可以到那儿。 Examples from the Corpus run late/early/on time• Don called - he's running late, so we'll start without him.• He makes our trains run on time.• In other words: - Keep the job running on time.• Maybe she could get the London Underground to run on time?• Station refurbishment seems a mere insult when the trains don't run on time.• Passenger trains never ran on time now. 40 be running scared WORRIEDto feel worried because someone who you are competing against is becoming very successful or powerful 〔因对手越来越成功或强大而〕担心,烦恼 The party are running scared. 该党有了危机感。 Examples from the Corpus be running scared• Their new software has the competition running scared.• Then why is it that Chretien appears to be running scared?• To me, ti just looks like the fools are running scared.• Whenever managers were laid off, he sensed in the ranks ever-higher levels of anxiety Even those who remained were running scared. 41 come running a) informalOBEY to react in a very eager way when someone asks or tells you to do something 欣然照办 He thinks he’s only got to look at me and I’ll come running. 他以为只要他使个眼色,我就会赶紧照他说的办。 b) especially spokenSYMPATHIZE to ask someone for help, advice, or sympathy when you have a problem 请求帮助[指点,同情] come running to Well I warned you, so don’t come running to me when it all goes wrong! 我警告过你的,所以出了问题别来求我! Examples from the Corpus run to• But even so, why had he not come running to find out what was happening?• At once there came running to her from all directions a pack of great wolves.• I had to stay there without moving a finger, until Glumdalclitch came running to rescue me.• When children came running to them for sweets, they scythed them down with automatic fire.• It was wrong of me to come running to you. 42 run your eyes over/along etc something LOOK ATto look quickly at something 扫视某物,浏览某物 He ran his eyes along the books on the shelf. 他扫了一眼书架上的书。 Examples from the Corpus run your eyes over/along etc something• The customs officers run their eyes over us as if we weren't there. 43 run before you can walk to try to do something difficult before you have learned the basic skills you need 不会走就想跑 A lot of language students want to run before they can walk. 很多学习语言的学生都好高骛远。 Examples from the Corpus run before you can walk• I think too that she wants to run before she can walk.• Just don't try to run before you can walk.• Try to be honest with your use of the table and don't attempt to run before you can walk. 44. run a (red) light informal to drive quickly through a red traffic light instead of stopping 闯红灯 → running1, → cut and run at cut1(38), → be/run/go counter to something at counter3, → run deep at deep2(4), → run dry at dry1(4), → run low at low1(4), → run somebody ragged at ragged(5), → run rings around somebody at ring1(8), → run riot at riot1(2), → be running short at short3(2), → run somebody/something to earth at earth1(14), → run to fat at fat2(6), → run somebody/something to ground at ground1(19), → run to seed at seed1(4), → run wild at wild2(1), → be up and running at up1(22)Examples from the Corpus run a (red) light• An old man who worked in a poultry store was stopped for running a light.• Jones still faces a misdemeanor charge of reckless driving and an infraction for running a red light.• When you run a red light, a few coins save a fine.• The bigger issue is, will San Franciscans still be allowed to run red lights across Market Street?• The running lights flashed off and a thick silence filled up the day.• Men are more likely to run a red light, forget to signal, or drink and drive.• It was going to sea with only its running lights on.• For every motorist who runs a red light, there are five pedestrians who do it. THESAURUS PHRASAL VERBSrun to move very quickly, by moving your legs more quickly than when you walk 跑 My five-year-old son runs everywhere. 我五岁大的儿子到处跑。 I go running twice a week. 我一星期跑步两次。 jog to run quite slowly for exercise over a long distance 慢跑 A few people were jogging in the park. 一些人在公园里慢跑。 race/dash to run somewhere as quickly as you can, especially because you have to do something urgently 飞奔 He dashed across the road to the police station. 他飞快地穿过马路奔向警察局。 We raced to the bus stop and got there just in time. 我们奔到公共汽车站,好赶上。 sprint to run as fast as you can for a short distance 〔短距离〕冲刺 I saw the runners sprinting past. 我看到选手们冲了过去。 He sprinted up the stairs. 他飞奔上楼。 tear to run very quickly and without really looking where you are going, because you are in a hurry 狂奔 He tore down the street and around the corner. 他在街上飞奔,然后转过街角。 charge to run quickly and with a lot of energy, so that you might knock down anyone or anything that gets in your way 猛冲 They all charged out of the school gates at 4 o'clock. 一到4点,他们全都冲出校门。 nDennis charged through the door into my office. take to your heels to start running away very quickly, especially to escape or because you are afraid 逃跑 The men took to their heels as soon as they saw the police. 那些男子一看到警察就逃。 nleg it British EnglishBrE informal to run away very quickly, in order to escape from someone or something I legged it before the cops came. nlope especially literary to run easily with long steps – used especially about tall people with long legs animals running 动物跑John loped across the street to meet me. trot to run fairly slowly, taking short steps – used especially about horses and dogs 〔尤指马和狗〕小跑 A little dog was trotting behind her. 一只小狗跟在她身后跑。 gallop if a horse gallops, it runs very quickly 〔马〕飞跑 The horse galloped off across the field. 那匹马飞奔穿过田野。 bolt to suddenly run somewhere very fast, especially in order to escape 〔尤为了逃跑〕(突然)飞奔 Suddenly a fox bolted out from beneath a hedge. 突然,一只狐狸从树篱下逃窜出来。 45 run across somebody/something phrasal verbphr v MEETto meet someone or find something by chance 与…不期而遇,偶然碰见;偶然发现 I ran across him at a conference in Milan. 我在米兰的一次大会上碰到过他。 I ran across some old love letters while I was clearing out a cupboard. 我在清理柜子时找到一些旧情书。 Examples from the Corpus run across • Dorigo ran down inside left 30-40 yards unchallenged, hit a through ball which Wallace ran across from right centre on to.• A pretty smile ran across her face as she listened to his answer.• Fat screaming women ran across the boulevard to get in line for the quiz shows.• I run across the car park.• The Plot Once upon a time a mouse ran across the paw of a sleeping lion.• I ran across the road and jumped up, clinging to the side of the phaeton.• A shell exploded just in front of me, and just over a woman as she ran across the street.• The border line between the two states runs across the summit of Elbrus. 46 run after somebody/something phrasal verbphr v a) RUNto chase someone or something 追逐,追赶 He ran after her, calling her name. 他叫着她的名字在后面追她。 b) informalSEX/HAVE SEX WITH to try to start a sexual relationship with someone 追求〔某人〕 He’s always running after younger women. 他老是追求年轻女子。 c) spokenDO to do a lot of things for someone else as though you were their servant 〔像仆人般〕伺候,服侍 I can’t keep running after you all day! 我不可能整天跟在你后面伺候你! Examples from the Corpus run after • That was why it was so odd that he was running after his wife.• Jonnie jumped up, tried to run after Jessica, but trapped in her narrow skirt, fell.• Finally a parson and a sexton get stuck, too, and have to run after Simpleton and his goose.• I had a twinge of hard joy as I ran after the car.• Philippa ran after them and peered down.• A crowd ran after them, jeering all the way.• Ryker vaulted the barrier and ran after them, slipping one hand into his jacket, touching the hilt of the knife.• There's a gap in the crowd and I dart through and run after them. 47 run along phrasal verbphr v spoken used to tell a child to leave, or to tell someone that you must leave 走开〔用于命令小孩〕;离开〔用于告诉别人你得走了〕 Run along now! I’ve got work to finish. 赶紧走开!我有工作要完成。 Oh, it’s late. I’d better be running along. 噢,时候不早了,我得走了。 48 run around (also run round British English) phrasal verbphr v a) RUNto run in an area while you are playing 到处跑 The children were running around in the garden. 孩子们在花园里跑来跑去。 b) informalBUSY/HAVE A LOT TO DO to be very busy doing many small jobs 忙于琐事 Maria was running around trying to get the house tidy. 玛丽亚在忙着收拾房子。 We were all running around like headless chickens (=trying to do a lot of things, in an anxious or disorganized way). → runaround 我们都跟无头苍蝇似的在瞎忙。 Examples from the Corpus running around like headless chickens• The arcade section is hideous, featuring computer-controlled players running around like headless chickens and never attempting a tackle. 49 run around after somebody phrasal verbphr v informal to do a lot of things for someone else as though you were their servant 〔像仆人般〕侍候 I’ve spent all day running around after the kids. 我整天都在侍候孩子们。 Examples from the Corpus run around after • In her shocked lethargy, she seemed content to let Valerie run around after her and do everything for her.• Now when he and Anne had people to stay they ran around after their guests making sure they were comfortable. 50 run around with somebody phrasal verbphr v informal to spend a lot of time with someone, especially someone that other people disapprove of 常和…厮混 He started running around with a gang of teenagers. 他开始和一帮小混混厮混。 Examples from the Corpus run around with • He ran around with a gang of schoolfriends and was a member of the local swimming club.• He ran around with Kenneth, a huge black runner who drove a Buick Skylark.• I was always out, running around with the guys. 51 run away phrasal verbphr v a) LEAVE A PLACEto leave a place, especially secretly, in order to escape from someone or something 〔尤指秘密地〕逃跑,出逃 from → runaway2 Toby ran away from home at the age of 14. 托比14岁时离家出走。 b) AVOIDto try to avoid dealing with a problem or difficult situation 逃避,回避〔问题或困局〕 from You can’t just run away from your responsibilities. 你不能逃避责任。 c) to secretly go away with someone in order to marry them or live with them 与…私奔 They ran away together to get married. 他们一起私奔去结婚。 Examples from the Corpus run away• You would probably daydream or even want to run away.• This hostel helps runaways who don't want to go back to their families.• For the first six months, I thought only about running away.• It was to make sure we didn't run away.• She was very upset when he ran away.• When a Gingerbread Man jumped out of the oven and ran away, all sorts of people and animals gave chase.• He once ran away and was flogged on recapture.• I ran away at the age of twelve but my Dad came and found me at the bus station before I could leave town.• Thousands of children run away from home each year.• And sexually abused and physically battered kids run away from home.• At the age of fifteen, Malcolm ran away to California. run from• What was Madame Olenska running away from, and why did she feel the need to be safe?• He had no intention of trying to run away from any-thing.• Mariam ran away from her home in Gaza when her pregnancy began to show.• She and her confessor ran away from her incestuous father, a pagan chieftain.• Sandy had run away from home several times in her teens.• I realize she is trying to run away from me, she does not want me with her.• Most of the students ran away from me when I tried to talk to them.• Was he running away from or toward his childhood? run from• What was Madame Olenska running away from, and why did she feel the need to be safe?• He had no intention of trying to run away from any-thing.• Mariam ran away from her home in Gaza when her pregnancy began to show.• She and her confessor ran away from her incestuous father, a pagan chieftain.• I realize she is trying to run away from me, she does not want me with her.• Most of the students ran away from me when I tried to talk to them.• Was he running away from or toward his childhood? 52 run away with somebody/something phrasal verbphr v a) to secretly go away with someone in order to marry them or live with them – usually used to show disapproval 和…私奔〔一般含贬义〕 His wife has run away with another man. 他的妻子跟别的男人走了。 b) run away with youEMOTIONAL if your feelings, ideas etc run away with you, they start to control how you behave 〔感情、思想等〕控制〔某人〕,使按捺不住 Don’t let your imagination run away with you! 不要想入非非! c) your tongue runs away with you if your tongue runs away with you, you say something that you did not intend to say 说了不想说的话,说漏嘴 d) run away with the idea/impression (that) spokenTHINK/HAVE THE OPINION THAT to think that something is true when it is not 有…的错误想法/印象,误以为 Don’t run away with the impression that he doesn’t care. 不要以为他不在乎。 e) informalDSWIN to win a competition or sports game very easily 轻松取胜 The Reds ran away with the championship. 红人队轻松夺冠。 Examples from the Corpus run away with • A few of the students here quite like the idea of running away with a circus.• She had obviously enticed Patrick to run away with her - were they sleeping together, she wondered briefly?• But this time I really think his imagination has run away with him.• Anyway, 1978 was the year of the Lotus, and Mario Andretti ran away with the championship.• In 1984, a local favorite, Walter Mondale from neighboring Minnesota, ran away with the Iowa caucuses. run away with you• I can't let my emotions run away with me.• All right, my tongue ran away with me.• But this time I really think his imagination has run away with him.• He had let his imagination run away with him.• His tongue and his ideas for altering performances often ran away with him.• Newport looked poised to run away with it, but Bridgend refused to cave in.• She had obviously enticed Patrick to run away with her - were they sleeping together, she wondered briefly? run away with the idea/impression (that)• But don't run away with the idea it was all Jerusalem the Golden. 53 run something by/past somebody phrasal verbphr v a) to tell someone something so that they can give you their opinion 〔为征询意见〕把〔某事〕告诉〔某人〕 Let me run some figures by you. 我给你说几个数据吧。 I just wanted to run it past you and see what you thought. 我只是想说给你听听,看看你有什么想法。 b) run that by me again spoken used to ask someone to repeat what they have just said because you did not completely understand it 再说一遍〔用于因没有完全听懂而要求某人重复〕 Examples from the Corpus run by/past • He was run over by at least twelve wagons before the train was brought to an halt.• I stay through two more routine calls, and we've run out of subjects by five-thirty.• He got them when he was run over by his father's new Grand Am.• A progressive institution in many ways, Rollins was run autocratically by its president, Hamilton Holt.• Jones missed his All-Pro running back by just a few minutes.• A multi-mode code switcher will enable 68000 and new PowerPC applications code to run side by side.• Hudson was run out by Simmons from backward point, then Kirsten, the last experienced batsman, went to Cummins.• Without the enormous costs run up by the Royal Navy vessel, the Yard would have made profits of £6.5m. 54 run down phrasal verbphr v a) run somebody/something ↔ downTTHIT/BUMP INTO to drive into a person or animal and kill or injure them 〔开车〕撞死,撞伤 Their daughter was run down by a car. 他们的女儿被车撞了。 b) run somebody/something ↔ down informalCRITICIZE to criticize someone or something in a way that is unfair 贬低;诋 毁;说…的坏话 There’s a lot of good things about homeopathic treatment. I’m certainly not running it down. 顺势疗法有很多优点,我当然不是在贬低它。 c) TMCif a clock, machine, battery etc runs down, it has no more power and stops working 〔钟、机器等因缺乏动力〕停止;〔电池〕耗尽 d) REDUCEto make a company, organization etc gradually reduce in size, especially in order to close it in the future, or to gradually reduce in size (使)〔公司、组织等的规模〕逐渐缩减〔尤为了日后停办〕 run something ↔ down Many smaller local hospitals are being run down. 很多较小的地方医院都在逐渐缩减规模。 The business had been running down for a long time. 该企业缩减规模已经有很长时间了。 e) if a supply of something runs down, or if you run it down, there gradually becomes less of it (使)〔供应〕逐渐减少 Crude oil reserves are running down. 原油储备在逐渐缩减。 run something ↔ down Electricity generating companies are running down stocks and cutting purchases. 发电公司正在缩减备用物资,减少采购。 f) run down something to read a list of people or things 读〔名单〕 Let me just run down the list of people who’ve been invited. 让我来读一下受邀者名单。 g) run somebody/something downFIND to find someone or something after searching for a long time 〔经过长时间寻找而〕找到某人/某物 I finally ran him down at his new office in Glendale. → rundown, run-down 最后我在格伦代尔他的新办公室找到了他。 Examples from the Corpus run down• They buy up rival companies then just run them down.• A lot of people feel run down in the winter months, when the days are short and there's very little sunlight.• Opposition leaders are accusing the government of running down the Health Service.• You're run down -- you need a vacation. 55 run somebody/something ↔ in phrasal verbphr v British EnglishBrE a) TTCto drive a new car slowly and carefully for a period of time so you do not damage its engine 小心[磨合]驾驶〔新车,让发动机进入状态〕 b) old-fashionedSCP if the police run a criminal in, they catch him or her 抓捕,逮捕〔罪犯〕 Examples from the Corpus run in• Those tensions erupted again when Migden and Achtenberg ran for supervisor in 1990.• Soup runs are planned in early March to feed the hungry Teessiders.• He has enough money to run simultaneously in several major states at once.• But the scheme ran into difficulties in the beginning and was criticised for sending solicitors to police stations miles away from their area.• This not being the case, then a few runs may occur in the dark.• They ran off in the direction of Northlands Road.• Their stories are bountiful in this engagingly mounted documentary, running Sunday night in three one-hour segments on the History Channel. 56 run into somebody/something phrasal verbphr v a) PROBLEMto start to experience a difficult or unpleasant situation 遇到〔困难或不利局势〕 He ran into criticism after remarks he made in a television interview. 他因为在一个电视访谈节目中的言论而受到批评。 run into trouble/problems/difficulties The business ran into financial difficulties almost immediately. 公司几乎立刻就陷入了财务困境。 b) run into hundreds/thousands etcREACH to reach an amount of several hundred, several thousand etc 累计达到数百/数千等 The cost of repairing the damage could run into millions. 修理损坏之处的费用可能要好几百万。 The list ran into hundreds of pages. 名单有几百页。 c) TTHIT/BUMP INTOto hit someone or something with a vehicle 〔开车〕撞上,撞到 SYN crash into He ran into the back of another car. 他撞到了另一辆车的尾部。 d) informalMEET to meet someone by chance 偶然遇见 Guess who I ran into in town today! → run yourself into the ground at ground1(13) 猜猜今天我在城里碰见了谁! Examples from the Corpus run into • He ran into a fast-food joint and swiped some little handy wipes that made them smell all lemony.• But delegates ran into difficulties in informal haggling over how to share the cuts.• To get out of Palma would lessen her chances of running into Fernando.• Former one-store towns now run into one another, linked by new buildings and storefronts that cut a swath across sugar-cane fields.• The lost revenue runs into several millions of pounds and several ISPs are believed to be affected.• When Miriam began floor time with Louisa, she also ran into some obstacles.• He threw the foul cloth into the bushes and ran into the house.• They therefore do not run into this difficulty. run into trouble/problems/difficulties• Inevitably, the proposal is running into difficulties.• It may be essential for you to have a sympathetic ear if you run into difficulties.• The talks have quickly run into problems.• Some heavily-indebted developers have run into trouble, causing problems for the finance companies that back them.• It was a year that also saw Barings run into trouble keeping personnel.• Is there some one to call if the customer runs into problems or has questions?• If you do run into difficulties, there are two possibilities; neither of which is desirable. 1.• But Netanyahu could run into trouble with his Cabinet and top advisers, or other disagreements could break out among the negotiators. run into hundreds/thousands etc• All the costs of getting a mortgage, moving and setting up home can run into thousands.• And, of course, the cost - that ran into thousands.• Others take a proportion of the cost of the house and, consequently, the fee can run into thousands.• The number of deaths could run into hundreds.• There are certainly hundreds of people who could be involved and the number could even run into thousands.• These could run into thousands of pounds is a helicopter is involved.• Last night, it was feared that the cost of the disaster could run into hundreds of thousands of pounds.• Potentially the number of claims could run into thousands: the inventory covers only part of the national collections. 57 run off phrasal verbphr v a) LEAVE A PLACELEAVE A RELATIONSHIPto leave a place or person in a way that people disapprove of 跑掉,离弃 Amy’s husband had run off and left her with two children to bring up. 埃米的丈夫遗弃了她,还把两个孩子丢给她抚养。 b) run something ↔ offTC to quickly print several copies of something 快速印出 I’ll run off a few more copies before the meeting. 开会前我赶紧再印几份。 c) run somebody off something to force someone to leave a place 逼迫某人离开某地,把某人赶出某地 Someone tried to run me off the road. 有人想把我逼出公路。 Smith had run them off his property with a rifle. 史密斯用来复枪把他们赶出了他的房子。 d) run something ↔ offAWRITE to write a speech, poem, piece of music etc quickly and easily 迅速地写出〔演讲稿、诗、乐曲等〕 He could run off a five-page essay in an hour. 他一个小时内就可以写出一篇五页的文章。 e) run off at the mouth American EnglishAmE informalTALK TO somebody to talk too much 喋喋不休 f) run something ↔ offDLOTHIN PERSON to get rid of weight or energy by running 通过跑步减轻〔体重〕 5 I’m trying to run off some of my excess fat! 我正在努力跑步减肥! n I’m trying to run off some of the calories in that chocolate cake! Examples from the Corpus run off at the mouth• That never used to be a fault of his, running off at the mouth.• To what smug labors and running off at the mouth!• Boyd seems to enjoy running off at the mouth to the press. 58 run off with somebody/something phrasal verbphr v informal a) SEX/HAVE SEX WITHto secretly go away with someone in order to marry them or live with them – used to show disapproval 与…私奔〔含贬义〕 Liz shocked us all by running off with a married man. 利兹和一个已婚男人私奔,让我们都很震惊。 b) SCCSTEALto steal something and go away 偷走 a conman who makes a habit of running off with people’s savings 总是骗走人们积蓄的一个骗子 Examples from the Corpus run off with • But the stepfather of the Idaho beauty objects to his daughter's running off with a commentator.• They nearly ran off with a second too.• There were some heart-stopping moments in the Town goalmouth, but they survived and nearly ran off with a win.• She ran off with breakfast for her respectable middle-class family.• After all this is the woman whose husband has just run off with Felicity Kendal.• I wanted to run off with her and raise our boys together.• Then he ran off with the wire, not out of the gate, but round to the front of the house. 59 run on phrasal verbphr v LONG TIMEto continue happening for longer than expected or planned 持续〔超出预定的时间〕 These things always run on longer than people imagine. 这些事情持续的时间总是比人们想象的要长。 60 run out phrasal verbphr v a) i. FINISH/USE ALL OF somethingto use all of something and not have any more left 用完,耗尽〔某物〕 I’ve got money you can borrow if you run out. 如果你钱用光了,我有钱可以借给你。 of They ran out of money and had to abandon the project. 他们的钱用光了,不得不放弃这个项目。 He’d run out of ideas. 他已经想不出任何办法了。 ii. FINISH/USE ALL OF somethingif something is running out, there will soon be none left 〔某物〕即将用完 We must act now because time is running out. 时间不多了,我们必须立即行动。 My patience was running out. 我快没耐心了。 His luck had run out (=there was none left). 他的好运到头了。 b) FINISH/COME TO AN ENDif an agreement, official document etc runs out, the period for which it is legal or has an effect ends 〔协议、正式文件等〕期满,到期 SYN expire My contract runs out in September. 我的合同9月份期满。 c) run out of steam informal (also run out of gas American English)FINISH/USE ALL OF something to have no more energy or no longer be interested in what you are doing 筋疲力尽;对…失去热情 The team seemed to have run out of gas. 球队似乎已经筋疲力尽了。 d) run somebody out of town old-fashionedLEAVE A PLACE to force someone to leave a place, because they have done something wrong 〔因某人做错事而〕把某人赶走,把某人驱逐出去 e) run somebody ↔ outDSC to end a player’s innings in the game of cricket by hitting the stumps with the ball while they are running 〔板球比赛中以球触三门柱〕使〔正在跑的击球手〕出局 Examples from the Corpus run out• I want to use this train ticket before it runs out.• The desperate search for survivors continues, but time is running out.• We'd almost finished solving the problem when our time ran out.• Our supplies had run out and all we could do was wait.• The current treaty runs out at the end of this year.• I was in a phone box and my money ran out before I'd finished.• The lease on the shop runs out soon. run of• But graves registration had run out of body bags, and the corpses were stacked without them.• He had run out of clothespins.• But this company has been doing business for 26 years and shows no sign of running out of energy or new ideas.• We ran out of gas on the freeway last night.• We're starting to run out of ideas.• We've run out of milk. Could you stop at the store on your way home?• Can people ever run out of new uses for computers?• I hope we don't run out of paint.• The gauges showed he was pulling maximum power, and we were running out of room.• I turned away, feeling sick, and ran out of the room.• If they leave the taps running they will run out of water until it rains again.• By the time they got back to the camp, they had nearly run out of water. run out of steam• Gail started the project with a lot of energy and enthusiasm, but at some point she just ran out of steam.• Mr Chuan was perceived to have run out of steam.• The market rallied early in 1995, but then ran out of steam.• Fuel protest runs out of steam A national protest by truckers demanding cheaper fuel turned out to be a low-key affair.• The Damascus government has run out of steam after 30 years in power.• His passion is to say if the constitutional model has run out of steam, change it.• The home team seemed to run out of steam well before the game was over. run somebody out of town• Or at least run them out of town. 61 run out on somebody phrasal verbphr v to leave someone when they are in a difficult situation – used to show disapproval 抛弃〔身处困境的人,含贬义〕 He ran out on her when she became pregnant. 她怀孕后,他就抛弃了她。 Examples from the Corpus run out on • Now take Benny there and the way he runs out on Corrigan.• My dad ran out on me and my mom when I was ten.• If a guy tried to run out on them, they nailed his legs to the floor. 62 run over phrasal verbphr v a) run somebody/something ↔ overTTHIT/BUMP INTO to hit someone or something with a vehicle, and drive over them 〔开车〕撞倒并碾过某人/某物 He was run over and killed by a bus. 他被一辆公共汽车轧死了。 She got run over outside the school. 她在学校外被车碾过。 b) run over somethingTHINK ABOUT to think about something 思考某事 Mark’s mind raced, running over all the possibilities. 马克的脑子飞快地转着,把各种可能一一作了考虑。 c) run over somethingPRACTISE/PRACTICE to explain or practise something quickly 快速地解释[练习]某事物 I’ll just run over the main points again. 我就把几个要点再很快讲一下。 d) run over (something)LONG TIME to continue happening for longer than planned 超过预定时间 The meeting ran over. 会议超时了。 The talks have run over the 15 November deadline. 会谈超过了11月15日的最后期限。 e) FULLif a container runs over, there is so much liquid inside that some flows out 〔容器〕满溢 SYN overflow Examples from the Corpus run over• It runs over 150 primary and nursery schools, and 12 secondary schools teaching agriculture, commerce and industry.• Make sure the lights on your bike are working. I don't want you getting run over.• How can you run over a child and not stop?• Imagine if Wolfe had written a novel in which an investment banker runs over a middle-aged steelworker.• The boy's dog had been run over by a car.• The narrator, returning to the box shortly afterwards, finds that the signalman has been run over by a train.• They run over cross-country courses and pay through the nose for it.• Docherty said the companies will continue to compete with each other on telecommunications services they run over the joint network. got run over• He got run over by an articulated lorry. run over something• It runs over 150 primary and nursery schools, and 12 secondary schools teaching agriculture, commerce and industry.• Imagine if Wolfe had written a novel in which an investment banker runs over a middle-aged steelworker.• The narrator, returning to the box shortly afterwards, finds that the signalman has been run over by a train.• They run over cross-country courses and pay through the nose for it.• Continue to add water until it begins to run over the edge.• Docherty said the companies will continue to compete with each other on telecommunications services they run over the joint network.• As they ran over the pulleys, a slurry of sand or tungsten carbide was poured on the wire.• Suddenly, Della turned round and ran over to look in the glass on the wall. run over something• It runs over 150 primary and nursery schools, and 12 secondary schools teaching agriculture, commerce and industry.• Imagine if Wolfe had written a novel in which an investment banker runs over a middle-aged steelworker.• The narrator, returning to the box shortly afterwards, finds that the signalman has been run over by a train.• They run over cross-country courses and pay through the nose for it.• Continue to add water until it begins to run over the edge.• Docherty said the companies will continue to compete with each other on telecommunications services they run over the joint network.• As they ran over the pulleys, a slurry of sand or tungsten carbide was poured on the wire.• Suddenly, Della turned round and ran over to look in the glass on the wall. run over (something)• It runs over 150 primary and nursery schools, and 12 secondary schools teaching agriculture, commerce and industry.• Imagine if Wolfe had written a novel in which an investment banker runs over a middle-aged steelworker.• The narrator, returning to the box shortly afterwards, finds that the signalman has been run over by a train.• They run over cross-country courses and pay through the nose for it.• Continue to add water until it begins to run over the edge.• Docherty said the companies will continue to compete with each other on telecommunications services they run over the joint network.• As they ran over the pulleys, a slurry of sand or tungsten carbide was poured on the wire.• Suddenly, Della turned round and ran over to look in the glass on the wall. 63.run something past somebody phrasal verbphr v to run something by someone 〔为征询意见〕把〔某事〕告诉〔某人〕 Examples from the Corpus run past • Goosen hit a magnificent six - iron that bounced just short of the pin and ran four yards past.• If I ever had to qualify an audit report, I'd run it past Claire first.• Tonton came up from the beach and ran on past her, following Louis.• Did the runner bringing the news from the battlefield run straight past him when he reached the town?• It runs these terms past its database and, almost instantly, returns a list of.• She ran indoors, past the old servant, and hurried into the drawing-room. 64.run round phrasal verbphr v British EnglishBrE to run around 到处跑;忙于琐事 65 run through phrasal verbphr v a) run through somethingPRACTISE/PRACTICE to repeat something in order to practise it or make sure it is correct 复习,反复练习;排练 Let’s run through the first scene again. 我们把第一场再排练一下吧。 b) run through somethingLOOK AT to read, look at, or explain something quickly 很快地读[看,解释]某事物 Briefly, she ran through details of the morning’s events. 她简单地介绍了上午活动的细节。 c) run through somethingCONTINUE/NOT STOP if a quality, feature etc runs through something, it is present in all of that thing 贯穿于某事物之中 This theme runs through the whole book. 这个主题贯穿于整本书。 d) run somebody through literaryINJURE to push a sword completely through someone 〔用剑〕把某人刺穿 → run-through Examples from the Corpus run through• I felt a mixture of emotion running through me during the performance.• All these thoughts are running through my head that I can't put into words. 66 run to somebody/something phrasal verbphr v a) REACHto reach a particular amount 达到〔一定数量〕 The cost of repairing the damage could run to $1 million. 修理损坏之处的费用可能达到100万美元。 The treaty ran to 248 pages. 条约长达248页。 b) [usually in negatives] British EnglishBrEENOUGH to be or have enough money to pay for something 〔钱〕足够做〔某事〕;有足够…的钱 Our budget won’t run to replacing all the computers. 我们的预算不够更换所有的电脑。 c) to ask someone to help or protect you 请求〔某人〕帮助 [保护] You can’t keep running to your parents every time you have a problem. 你不能一有问题就跑去找你的父母帮忙。 d) somebody’s taste runs to something if someone’s taste runs to something, that is what they like 某人喜欢某事物 His taste ran to action movies and thrillers. 他喜欢动作片和惊悚片。 Examples from the Corpus run to • But sadly there was no longer an Aunt Millie to run to.• The interview transcripts run to some 121 pages and can only be superficially summarized here.• The measures will run to the end of 1990, the same period as wage controls imposed at the weekend. 67 run up something phrasal verbphr v a) run up a debt/bill etcUSE something to use so much of something, or borrow so much money, that you owe a lot of money 积欠大量债务/账单等 She ran up an enormous phone bill. 她积欠了一大笔电话费。 b) to achieve a particular score or position in a game or competition 〔在比赛或竞争中〕获得〔分数或名次〕 He quickly ran up a big lead in the polls. 他不久就在民意调查中遥遥领先。 c) MAKE run something ↔ up to make something, especially clothes, very quickly 赶制某物〔尤指衣服〕 She can run up a dress in an evening. 她一个晚上就能赶制出一条连衣裙。 d) UP run something ↔ up to raise a flag on a pole 升〔旗〕 Examples from the Corpus run up • The narrow wooden stairs echoed as they ran up.• Deep, cramping spasms ran up and down her legs and twitched in her back.• Oh, I wished I still had even my scorpion on a string to run up and down somebody's back!• He wrapped a short raincoat around himself and ran up the front path.• Then the boy ran up the stairs and slammed his bedroom door.• Swords and dirks drawn, they ran up, threw open the great door, and flung themselves within.• One day, several weeks before, Harold came running up to me as I was getting out of my car.• His catch was still running up to the surface out of the hold. run up a debt/bill etc• They continue to run up bills and never build equity in their house.• Model customers run up bills and pay in installments, with the high interest that makes the business so lucrative.• If my neighbours ran up a bill and refused to pay we would not be expected to pay it.• It became a more serious potential debt trap than running up bills at retailers.• He spent 3 months there, running up bills of £30,000, as yet unpaid.• Having run up a debt of over £100,000, they're unlikely to be forgotten by Virgin Records in a hurry.• For Gieves the tailors, the extent to which clients indulged in running up bills regardless had become extremely serious.• The problem of running up debts to pay for the elderly is straight-forward. 68 run up against something/somebody phrasal verbphr v PROBLEMto have to deal with unexpected problems or a difficult opponent 遭到,遭遇,碰到〔突如其来的问题或难应付的对手〕 The museum has run up against opposition to its proposals. 博物馆的建议遭到了反对。 Examples from the Corpus run up against • When scientists attempt to unravel the mysteries of the past they always run up against a brick wall.• I never run up against anything like this.• In this it occasionally ran up against other states with their own sense of destiny.• But they know they ran up against remarkable circumstances.• Whatever plan he dreams up is bound to run up against the ambitions and obstinacy of a lot of powerful colleagues.• But here we run up against the difficulty that this formulation appears to derive a prescriptive conclusion from two factual premisses.• Time and time again they have run up against unsurmountable problems of distributing and getting the drugs accepted. 69 run with something phrasal verbphr v to be covered with a liquid that is flowing down 流满,到处流淌着〔液体〕 His face was running with blood. 他血流满面。 Examples from the Corpus run• Ellis has not yet announced whether or not he will run.• I've never run a marathon before.• Christina runs a restaurant in Houston.• Her dog was running after a rabbit and did not hear her calling.• A stream runs along the bottom of the field.• The servant was frightened and ran away.• They ran back and found Alice had been struck dead by lighting.• a drug counselling service that is run by ex-addicts• Caltrain runs commuter trains to San Jose.• Mr Elliott suffered both internal and external injuries when he was allegedly run down twice by a car at the weekend.• I think I'll probably run for about 40 minutes, then come back for a shower.• I ran four miles Saturday, and I can tell you I was exhausted after it.• Dorothy was reunited with her family after the newspaper ran her story.• We run into this problem here in Congress.• Most of the former inmates sought refuge in his abbey, and many stayed on to help run it.• How has your car been running lately?• As they ran on together across the flat open plateau, Yanto explained breathlessly what he had done.• Sedentary men, particularly those over 40, should not start a running program without a physical exam, he said.• I ran screaming out of the house.• A dog ran straight out in front of my car.• Barkley's contract only runs through next season.• On my daily mail run to the Chautauqua office I feel the mountains over my shoulder stalking me.• He kept on running until he was out in the open country.• I hope these jeans don't run when I wash them.• I'm afraid the colors ran when I washed your shirt. ran for ... life• Farmers who had refused to leave their homes and livestock ran for their lives. run in• Owens is running in the 200 meters. well/badly run• Schools were clean, attractive, safe, and well run.• The office had never been so well run.• But despite the criticisms, the prison is described as well run and the report praised staff relations with the inmates.• Panel interviews, if they are well run and well organized, can be particularly searching.• Needwood Muppet, 25-1 with Coral, could well run into a place.• In Belfast we assumed that the number of socially-patterned variables that we might uncover could well run into the hundreds.• Man, that was a badly run operation.• In race one, Hodgson was able to get a better run through the backmarkers and hold the lead to the line. run to• Weekly rates run to $3,750 during June, July, and August.• Then came a time when I was running, not knowing where I was running to.• But sadly there was no longer an Aunt Millie to run to.• The company budget wouldn't run to a Mercedes, so I had to make do with a Ford instead.• I don't think my salary quite runs to holidays in the Caribbean!• They run to keep alive a tradition started by colonial Brits 58 years ago.• Well I warned you, so don't come running to me when everything goes wrong!• At least four names are in the running to replace Dole.• The interview transcripts run to some 121 pages and can only be superficially summarized here.• The measures will run to the end of 1990, the same period as wage controls imposed at the weekend.• More of the Duke's men had run to the room and the noise of the fighting grew louder.• I need to run to the store for some milk.• She ran to the wall and began to climb. run to• But sadly there was no longer an Aunt Millie to run to.• Then came a time when I was running, not knowing where I was running to.• They run to keep alive a tradition started by colonial Brits 58 years ago.• At least four names are in the running to replace Dole.• The interview transcripts run to some 121 pages and can only be superficially summarized here.• The measures will run to the end of 1990, the same period as wage controls imposed at the weekend.• More of the Duke's men had run to the room and the noise of the fighting grew louder.• She ran to the wall and began to climb. run on• Sorry, I'm running on a bit. What did you want to say?• Don't allow meetings to run on; set an agenda and stick to it.• Business lunches do tend to run on sometimes. run on electricity/gas/petrol etc• Even on the lake for instance, motorboats are not allowed and the hired boats run on electricity.• Or you could have your engine converted to run on gas.• Ultimately this reef runs on electricity. ran out of control• Illegal trophy hunting ran out of control and 80 per cent of the Serengeti's elephants died. run for office• I wanted to run for office.• Money not only determines who is elected, it determines who runs for office.• On second thought, maybe he could just run for office.• Stephen Merrill when he ran for office.• Women's business, trade and expertise; women identifying talent in other women and supporting them to run for office.• Not surprisingly, James was against the idea of my running for office from the start.• If you ran for office here and said you were for late-term abortions, you could pretty much hang it up.• The citizens who stepped out of the crowd and ran for office Tuesday showed they had that trait. runs the length of• Then Red runs the length of the court, grabs a pass, drives to the basket and sinks one.• From here another narrow twisting road begins which runs the length of the Duddon valley. running smoothly• Riboli and his wife keep the winery running smoothly.• But it's just to keep things running smoothly.• Tiny, energetic, imaginative, she drove advertising sales to ever-new heights and kept the business departments running smoothly.• Today Riboli, his wife Maddalena and their children keep the winery running smoothly.• Once the engine is running smoothly, a backfire can be dramatic.• My job as duty officer involves keeping Teesside Airport running smoothly at all times.• Like every other business, it needs good management to keep it running smoothly, especially during times of change.• Yes, things were running smoothly once more.• Backup power at bridge Backup power systems kept the Golden Gate Bridge toll plaza running smoothly with no delays on the bridge. run to• But sadly there was no longer an Aunt Millie to run to.• Then came a time when I was running, not knowing where I was running to.• At least four names are in the running to replace Dole.• The interview transcripts run to some 121 pages and can only be superficially summarized here.• The measures will run to the end of 1990, the same period as wage controls imposed at the weekend.• More of the Duke's men had run to the room and the noise of the fighting grew louder.• She ran to the wall and began to climb. run through/down• The festival opens Feb. 28 and runs through April 4.• The two-for-one fares run through Feb. 14.• The exhibit runs through February 9.• Tears running down her face, she put the eggs back in their nest a false picture of natural felicity.• She realized that he must know exactly what was running through her mind.• The yard will be run down over the next three weeks with the loss of 600 jobs.• It is impossible to see a logical pattern running through the narrative as Luke records it. , Transport, Motor vehicles, Agriculture, Baseball, Cricket, Other sports, Clothes, Music, Cards Theatrerun2 ●●● S1 W1 noun 1 on foot 徒步 [countableC]RUN a period of time spent running, or a distance that you run 跑的时间;跑的距离 → jog, sprint a five-mile run 五英里跑 She usually goes for a run before breakfast. 她通常在早餐前去跑步。 He was still following me, and in a panic I broke into a run. 他仍然在尾随我,我吓得跑了起来。 at a run Sarah left the house at a run. 萨拉跑着离开了房子。 2 in the long run LONG TIMElater in the future, not immediately 从长远来看 → long-term Moving to Spain will be better for you in the long run. 从长远来看,搬到西班牙对你更合适。 Examples from the Corpus in the long run• And in the long run. it will help to ensure continuing good health.• By putting their money as well as their trust into credit, they are in the long run paying more, not less.• Besides, in the long run, what good would it do?• But in the long run the outcome of the race between food production and population growth remains too hard to call.• What might I do in the long run?• All our hard work will be worth it in the long run.• He will not in the long run profit from arrangements that turn the surviving research institutes into training grounds for emigrant specialists.• Your educated boys went at it a little more privately and gracefully, but sometimes destroyed more people in the long run.• Besides which, in the long run it came down to the word of four people against one. 3 in the short run SHORT TIMEin the near future 从短期来看 → short-term Sufficient supply, in the short run, will be a problem. 短期内能否有充足供应将会是个问题。 Examples from the Corpus in the short run• The recipients did not, and in the short run simply could not, spend the majority of their extra revenue.• He predicted more volatile dealings in the short run.• However, in the short run, numerous factors may operate to cause changes in supply.• It showed the company that Orrick was willing to make a commitment to them by losing some money in the short run.• Although this is the socially efficient output in the short run it is not efficient in the long run.• This could follow if the capital goods producing industries faced capacity constraints in their attempt to raise output in the short run.• The problem worsens with the relentless financial pressures for immediate performance in the short run.• Of course, IRAs cost the Treasury in the short run. 4 the usual/normal/general run of something the usual type of something 一般/正常/普遍类型的某事物 The place was very different from the normal run of street cafes. 这地方和一般的街头咖啡馆大不相同。 Examples from the Corpus the usual/normal/general run of something• Credit taken by the general run of consumers - those not in an extremity of financial need - was not specially regulated.• Anything of quality was exciting in those days, for the usual run of food was of a dullness today hardly comprehensible.• It has been designed to be different from the usual run of the mill international tax conference.• In the normal run of things I would have had no business there, no access.• This, however, was not the normal run of things.• It ought to be said that this particular extract poses more difficulties than the normal run of parish registers.• What should we do when confronted with claims which are conspicuously at odds with the general run of experience? 5 series 一系列 [countableC usually singular] a series of successes or failures 一连串,一系列〔成功或失败〕 → string, streak an unbeaten run of 19 games 连续19场不败 run of good/bad luck Losing my job was the start of a run of bad luck that year. 失业是我那年一连串噩运的开始。 a run of defeats/victories etc His extraordinary run of successes has been stopped. 他那种无往不利的成功势头已经结束。 6 amount produced 产出量 [countableC] an amount of a product produced at one time 产量 a limited run of 200 copies 200册的限量 7 be on the run a) SCCESCAPEto be trying to escape or hide, especially from the police 在逃跑,在躲藏〔尤指为逃避警察〕 be on the run from wanted criminals on the run from police 逃避警方追捕的通缉犯 b) if an army or opponent is on the run, they will soon be defeated 〔军队或对手〕行将失败 c) to be very busy and continuously rushing about 奔忙 Typical of stress is this feeling of being continuously on the run. 这种一直奔波不停的感觉就是压力的典型表现。 Examples from the Corpus run from• You would almost have thought that we were on the run from something. 8 do something on the run to do something while you are on your way somewhere or doing something else 在赶路[做其他事]的时候做某事 I always seem to eat on the run these days. 这些天我好像总是边赶路边吃饭。 Examples from the Corpus do something on the run• I always seem to eat on the run these days.• He threw on some clothes; now he was on the run.• I'd like to hear why you're on the run.• If you want innovation, try more of that, and less of halfbacks and wide receivers throwing deep on the run.• John Butcher says at this moment a man on bail for rape is on the run ine the Midlands.• Meanwhile Mrs thomas's other grandson James Bellamy is now on the run after escaping from police custody.• Mostly, he was a man on the run, sacked six times and scrambling countless others.• They were on the run, and in haste, or we should all be dead men.• Two escapees, on the run, with nothing to lose. 9. make a run for it ESCAPEto suddenly start running, in order to escape 突然逃跑 Examples from the Corpus make a run for it• Then she could jump out and make a run for it.• Through her tears she saw Garry scaling the wall as he made a run for it.• Bothshe has sized them up as well-are strong and quite capable of catch ing her if she makes a run for it.• Debbie saw her uptown train and decided to make a run for it.• Riney decided to make a run for it and escaped, crashing through a glass window in the process.• They're going to make a run for it, she thought.• If you were Brimmer, how would you plan an escape if you ever had to make a run for it?• Already soaked, he decided he would make a run for it. 10 the run of something USE somethingif you have the run of a place, you are allowed to go anywhere and do anything in it 在某处自由出入[活动] We had the run of the house for the afternoon. 下午我们可以在房子里自由活动。 Examples from the Corpus had the run of• One successful bidder was Midvale Steel; soon naval inspectors, extended every courtesy, had the run of the Midvale shops.• So I had the run of the house for the afternoon.• We had the run of the weight room, the good leather body bag. 11 a run on something BUY a) a situation in which lots of people suddenly buy a particular product 抢购某物 → rush There’s always a run on roses before Valentine’s Day. 情人节前玫瑰花总是很热销。 b) a run on the dollar/pound etc a situation in which lots of people sell dollars etc and the value goes down 抛售美元/英镑等 c) a run on the bank an occasion when a lot of people take their money out of a bank at the same time 向银行挤兑[挤提] Examples from the Corpus a run on something• A sudden collapse could cause a run on mutual funds, which could in turn threaten the financial system.• The show has struggled all season, although ratings picked up during a run on Wednesday nights at 9: 30.• In the late afternoon I came back from a run on the Mesa Trail to find Janir fuming.• Since the break-ins, stores have reported a run on deadbolt locks.• Growing nervousness among small investors also led to a run on some banks.• Suddenly there was a run on, and mice were going faster than nachos and salsa.• There was a run on all major stock exchanges.• There was a run on the Tuesday afternoon for the producers. 12 give somebody a (good) run for their money to make your opponent in a competition use all their skill and effort to defeat you 〔在竞争中〕让某人使出浑身解数才获胜 They’ve given some of the top teams a run for their money this season. 这个赛季他们让一些顶级球队赢得很艰难。 Examples from the Corpus give somebody a (good) run for their money• Slosser gave Boyd a run for his money in the 1996 GOP primary. 13 have a (good) run for your money informal to succeed in doing something successfully for a long time 连获成功,一直成功 Investors have also had a good run for their money. 投资者的运气也一直很好。 14. ILLNESS 疾病the runs informalMI diarrhoea 腹泻,拉肚子 Examples from the Corpus the runs• I had had the runs now since that night at the Stud.• This has been a duff year for him: the runs have flowed like treacle, and Dame Fortune has turned sour.• A second possibility which is often used in fox farms is the provision of wire-mesh flooring in the runs.• Aravinda de Silva heads the talented batting line-up, but the bowlers may struggle to keep the runs down.• Miller and John Bean both kept the runs coming as the weather threatened again.• Graham Cowdrey kept the runs flowing with a hard hit 88.• Then suddenly the runs - and the hundreds - came back.• He had the occasional run of poor form, but when the runs came they came thick, fast and gloriously. 15 play/film 戏剧/电影 [countableC]APTAMF a continuous series of performances of a play, film etc in the same place 〔在相同地方的〕连续上演 His first play had a three-month run in the West End. 他的第一部戏在伦敦西区连续上演了三个月。 16 journey 行程 [singular] a) TTTRAVELa journey by train, ship, truck etc made regularly between two places 〔火车、船、卡车等的〕固定行程[航程] It’s only a 55-minute run from London to Brighton. 伦敦到布赖顿不过55分钟车程。 the daily school run (=the journey that parents make each day taking their children to and from school) British EnglishBrE 父母每天接送孩子上学放学的行程 b) informalTTCTRAVEL a short journey in a car, for pleasure 〔乘车〕兜风 Let’s take the car out for a run. 我们开车兜兜风去。 17 for animals 动物使用的 [countableC]TAHBA an enclosed area where animals such as chickens or rabbits are kept 〔鸡、兔子等的〕饲养场 a chicken run 养鸡场 18 sport 体育运动 [countableC]DSBDSC a point won in cricket or baseball 〔板球或棒球比赛中的〕一分 Jones made 32 runs this afternoon. 琼斯今天下午得了32分。 19 winter sports 冬季运动 [countableC]DSO a special area or track on a mountain for people to ski or sledge down 〔滑雪运动的〕坡道,滑道 a ski run 滑雪道 20 election 选举 [countableC usually singular] American EnglishAmE an attempt to be elected to an important position 竞选 run for He is preparing a run for the presidency. 他准备竞选总统。 21. in clothes 在衣物上 [countableC] American EnglishAmEDCCTEAR a line of torn stitches in tights or stockings 〔裤袜或长筒袜的〕脱线,抽丝 SYN British English ladder 22. music 音乐 [countableC]APM a set of notes played or sung quickly up or down a scale in a piece of music 〔按音阶顺序快速上行或下行的〕急奏;急唱 23. card games 纸牌游戏 [countableC]DGC a set of cards with numbers in a series, held by one player 顺子,同花顺 → dry run, dummy run, fun run, milk run, print run, trial runExamples from the Corpus run• The West Indies beat Australia by 273 runs.• Camilli scored 936 runs in 12 major-league seasons.• Long distance runners follow a different training programme from other athletes.• As a narrator, Stella gives James Joyce a run for his stream-of-consciousness money.• Both resorts offer beginner to expert runs.• After his run, he took a long shower.• But in the long run the outcome of the race between food production and population growth remains too hard to call.• Your educated boys went at it a little more privately and gracefully, but sometimes destroyed more people in the long run.• Cher wins the prize for longest run of success.• a 5-mile run• They left Anchorage at nine for the forty-mile run to Matanuska.• Countess Maud was set for a record run.• The show moves to London's West End after a month's run in Leicester's Gala Theatre.• Dunaway is starring in a six-week run of "Master Class" in Los Angeles. at a run• A couple of men rounded the plantation, going at a run towards the lake.• He looked beautiful on a tennis court; he was a pleasure to look at running for a bus.• The evidence suggests that women are on average slightly better than men at running countries.• The kids set off at a run for the swing sets.• Rory set off at a run.• Then they set off at a run, Jim and Louise leading the way, Jube pounding along behind them.• The user has also to construct a path through the relations thus setting up the linkages required at run time.• Lewis has always been one of the greatest in the sport at running men down.• He lined up at running back and tailback. run of good/bad luck• Then he had a run of bad luck.• Perhaps the constable who carried out the test was merely having a run of bad luck.• Despite their current run of bad luck, the Giants are drawing record crowds at Scottsdale Stadium.• Maybe this is my run of bad luck over with. school run• The victim was a 13-year-old pupil at a school run by the defendant's wife.• And others on the scientific level who would claim the excuse of a school run, or taking the wife to Surgery.• The 1980s have also seen the development of four military schools run by the army but privately financed.• I felt I could whizz it round the country lanes on school runs and trips up to town.• Some colleges and private schools run summer programs for kids, as do some of the larger daycare centers.• As a consequence, private schools flourished, from the very expensive to the shantytown schools run by women in the slums.• You could go to Newcastle or York shopping and be back in time to do the school run.• What they do see me doing is the school run, shopping, cooking their meals and running the household. made ... runs• Gunships made their chattering runs beside us, and door gunners killed bushes.• Gooch has scored 2124 runs at an average of 50.57, whereas Gower has made 2183 runs at 50.76.• It was nice to be part of a winning side and even better to have made a few runs.• As a batsman he made 3,882 runs at a modest average, but showed himself a robust tail-ender when it mattered.• It made short runs, and at each stop I heard a very brief buzz that sounded like some giant fly.• While my group circled for another attempt, others made their runs, some trying as many as three before succeeding.• Money was made by long runs of dresses successfully sold. From Longman Business Dictionary runrun1 /rʌn/ verb (past tensepst ran /ræn/, past participlepp run, present participle running) 1[transitiveT] to control or be in charge of an organization, company, or system I’ve always wanted to run my own business. For a while, she ran a restaurant in Boston. A well-run company should not have problems of this kind. a state-run airline 2[intransitiveI, transitiveT]COMPUTINGMANUFACTURING if you run a machine or a computer program, you make it work How many times a week do you run your washing machine? The software will run on any PC. cars that run on unleaded petrol 3up and runningCOMPUTINGMANUFACTURING working fully and correctly The new system won’t be up and running until next week. 4[intransitiveI]LAW to continue to be VALID (legally or officially acceptable) for a particular period of time The contract runs for a year. My car insurance only has another year to run. 5[intransitiveI] to happen or take place, especially in the way that was intended So far, it had all run according to plan (=happened in the way that had been planned). Her job is to ensure university catering runs smoothly (=happens with no unexpected problems). 6[transitiveT] to operate a bus, train, or plane service They’re running special trains to and from the exhibition. 7be running at something to currently be at a particular level Inflation at that time was running at 10%. 8be running short of something to have very little of something left The insurance fund was running short of cash. 9be running late to be doing everything later than planned or expected They were running late, so I didn’t get interviewed until nearly 4 o'clock. 10run a check/test on somebody/something to check or test someone or something Car-rental companies are running background checks on drivers who rent for long periods. She worked for a company running credit checks on people. 11[intransitiveI] to try to be elected in an election run for He has yet to decide whether to run for chairman. run against the candidates who are hoping to run against the President in November 12run an advertisement/a story/a feature etc to print an advertisement, a story etc in a newspaper or magazine magazines that don’t run tobacco ads The paper still runs articles that anger dealers. 13ECONOMICS run a deficit/surplus to have less or more money than is needed The government is running a large budget surplus. → run something by somebody → run down → run into something → run something → off → run out → run to something → run up → run up against somebody/something runrun2 noun 1[countableC] a series of similar events, especially successes or failures run of The company has had a run of spectacularly successful years. 2a run on somethingCOMMERCE when a lot of people suddenly buy a particular product Controls were necessary to prevent a run on inexpensive Czech goods. 3a run on a bank (also a bank run)BANKINGFINANCE when a lot of people all take their money out of a bank at the same time A run on any bank could spread to other banks and threaten the entire system. Even a minor bank run could bring down the system. 4a run on the dollar/pound etcFINANCE when a lot of people sell dollars, pounds etc and their value goes down Financial markets panicked, causing a run on the Brazilian currency. 5in the long run at a later time in the future or over a longer period of time The company believes that the move will save it money in the long run. 6in the short run in the near future The plan does provide some help in the short run. 7MANUFACTURING an amount of a product that is produced at one time Large production runs are necessary in order to cover the massive fixed costs involved in developing new cars. The book has already sold out its initial print run of 20,000 copies. 8run of book/paper/network/siteMARKETING run of book etc advertisements can be put anywhere in a magazine or newspaper, or on any website or part of a website, rather than in a particular place Old English rinnan →20-29 →30-44 →n GRAMMAR1 →n GRAMMAR2 →THESAURUS1 →PHRASAL VERBS1run2 noun →10-23 |
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