run up something

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.

Related topics: Sport

ˈrun-up noun

1 the run-up to something BEFOREthe period of time just before an important event 〔重要事件的〕前夕

in the run-up to the election

在选举的前夕

Examples from the Corpus

the run-up to something• Doubts about Mr Hague's longevity are not new, but are increasingly damaging in the run-up to an election.• Sheila Geddes, Sid Clarke and all the others who had contributed their efforts in the run-up to the launch.• The three are fighting over control of the provincial assemblies, which will be important in the run-up to the election.• Competition has hit a new high with many attractive offers in the run-up to Christmas.• Despite medical advice about sensible drinking, many people still over-indulge, particularly in the run-up to Christmas and the New Year.• Recently, they developed a roll of film found in Paul's old camera, taken in the run-up to the fighting.• It said that in the run-up to an election, it would comment on planning opportunities based on pronouncements by political parties.• In the run-up to Christmas, their games are selling faster than ever.• These performances are part of the run-up to the Center's anniversary celebrations.

2. [countableC]DS the act of running, or the distance that you run, before you kick a ball, jump over a pole etc 〔踢球、跳高等之前的〕助跑，助跑距离

Examples from the Corpus

run-up• But I would like to know how much of a run-up he needed.• When a canvasser called during the election run-up, he decided to rejoin.• Taking an absurdly long run-up, I scuffed my first attempt so badly that it trickled past the left-hand post.• I took an unnecessarily long run-up and struck the ball well, but high.• The prime minister's spin doctors paid great attention to women's magazines during the run-up to the poll.• In the run-up to the November 1992 presidential elections, education was seen as a key issue.

From Longman Business Dictionary

run up phrasal verbphr v

1run up a bill/expenses/debtsFINANCE to use a lot of something or borrow a lot of money, so that you owe a lot of money

He ran up thousands of pounds worth of debts using other people’s credit cards.

2FINANCE[intransitiveI] if share prices run up, they increase

The stock price had run up just before the deal was announced.

→ run

run-upˈrun-up noun

1the run-up to the period of time just before an important event

the run-up to the general election

2[countableC usually singular]FINANCE when share prices increase, especially suddenly and quickly

run-up in

the recent run-up in share prices

单词	run up something
释义	run up something 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. Related topics: Sport ˈrun-up noun 1 the run-up to something BEFOREthe period of time just before an important event 〔重要事件的〕前夕 in the run-up to the election 在选举的前夕 Examples from the Corpus the run-up to something• Doubts about Mr Hague's longevity are not new, but are increasingly damaging in the run-up to an election.• Sheila Geddes, Sid Clarke and all the others who had contributed their efforts in the run-up to the launch.• The three are fighting over control of the provincial assemblies, which will be important in the run-up to the election.• Competition has hit a new high with many attractive offers in the run-up to Christmas.• Despite medical advice about sensible drinking, many people still over-indulge, particularly in the run-up to Christmas and the New Year.• Recently, they developed a roll of film found in Paul's old camera, taken in the run-up to the fighting.• It said that in the run-up to an election, it would comment on planning opportunities based on pronouncements by political parties.• In the run-up to Christmas, their games are selling faster than ever.• These performances are part of the run-up to the Center's anniversary celebrations. 2. [countableC]DS the act of running, or the distance that you run, before you kick a ball, jump over a pole etc 〔踢球、跳高等之前的〕助跑，助跑距离 Examples from the Corpus run-up• But I would like to know how much of a run-up he needed.• When a canvasser called during the election run-up, he decided to rejoin.• Taking an absurdly long run-up, I scuffed my first attempt so badly that it trickled past the left-hand post.• I took an unnecessarily long run-up and struck the ball well, but high.• The prime minister's spin doctors paid great attention to women's magazines during the run-up to the poll.• In the run-up to the November 1992 presidential elections, education was seen as a key issue. From Longman Business Dictionary run up phrasal verbphr v 1run up a bill/expenses/debtsFINANCE to use a lot of something or borrow a lot of money, so that you owe a lot of money He ran up thousands of pounds worth of debts using other people’s credit cards. 2FINANCE[intransitiveI] if share prices run up, they increase The stock price had run up just before the deal was announced. → run run-upˈrun-up noun 1the run-up to the period of time just before an important event the run-up to the general election 2[countableC usually singular]FINANCE when share prices increase, especially suddenly and quickly run-up in the recent run-up in share prices
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