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).

我们都跟无头苍蝇似的在瞎忙。

→ runaround

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.

→ run around at run1(PHRASAL VERB)

单词	run around
释义	run around 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). 我们都跟无头苍蝇似的在瞎忙。 → runaround 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. → run around at run1(PHRASAL VERB)
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