1no object Move at a speed faster than a walk, never having both or all the feet on the ground at the same time.

那条狗跑过马路。

她气喘吁吁地跑完了最后几码。

他没有付酒钱，跑去抓住他。

1. 1.1 Run as a sport or for exercise.
   跑步
   I run every morning

   我每天早上跑步。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Boxers normally exercise, run and spend hours in the sauna to lose weight.
   • This delays the onset of fatigue, meaning an athlete can run harder and for longer.
   • This is a family fun day and all can join in and run, jog, walk or cycle.
   • Some were running for sport, but most were taking part in the 22nd London Marathon for charity and fun.
   • I run every morning and I lift weights.
   • I run 30 miles a week, lift weights once or twice, and play basketball if I have any free time on the weekends.
   • I've tested myself running with and without music and I tend to run farther and faster and feel better afterwards with it.
   • His wife Helen, 26, runs with Bingley Harriers and has been inspired by him to run this year's London marathon in aid of the British Lung Foundation.
   • He runs every morning at 6am, no matter where he is.
   • John was also a keen judo exponent but he injured his knee and could not keep fit by running.
   • I always ran on Saturday mornings because it gave me time to think about my life and my problems.
   • Tony's brother Jackie, who frequently runs with his mate Damian McStay, has chalked up well over 30 marathon finishes.
   • Noel is a well-known athlete and runs with Sligo AC.
   • All of Campbell's children are involved in sport and it was they who persuaded him to start running while on holiday three years ago.
2. 1.2 (of an athlete or a racehorse) compete in a race.
   （运动员，赛马用的马）参加赛跑
   she ran in the 200 metres

   她参加了200米赛跑。

   with object Dave has run 42 marathons

   戴夫参加了42次马拉松赛跑。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The British athlete ran a personal best to win the 400m and gain a one point lead over his rivals.
   • Mr Willoughby will run the marathon to raise money for Edale Mountain Rescue Team, of which he is a voluntary member.
   • Many team members are planning to run in memory of a loved one who was touched by cancer.
   • Stable companion Democratic Deficit runs in the International Stakes on the previous day.
   • He was disqualified and later admitted using drugs when he ran his 1987 world record.
   • Ross Flynn in his first race, ran brilliantly to finish in fourth place and win his first of many medals.
   • He will be part of a five-man team aiming to finish the race, running alongside more than 4,500 runners.
   • A Swindon woman is hoping to raise awareness of autism when she runs in the London marathon.
   • A Bradford DJ is to run a charity race for her boyfriend who is being treated for a brain tumour.
   • You can't ask a racehorse to run every week and be at its best, and players can't either
   • Four generations of women and girls from the same family are teaming up to run tomorrow's Race For Life.
   • I don't think the ground will make any difference to him, although he may not run if the ground comes up too firm.
   • ‘Three months is a long time to be off and for a horse who was as sick as he was he ran a real good race,’ O'Brien said.
   • Spanish athlete Morta Dominguez ran superbly to take the silver ahead of Ethiopia's Ayelech Worko who won the bronze.
   • The family and friends of a woman who died only a month before her wedding are running the Race for Life in her memory.
   • Back to last night's race, which was run, sadly, in what appeared to be a half-empty stadium.
   • A Westbury mother is running a half-marathon to raise money for the hospital that saved her son's life.
   • Athletes must run three of the four races to qualify for overall prize.
   • He qualified for the junior Olympics, where he ran 100 metres and 4 x 100 metres.
   • The first Race For Life was run in 1994, raising £36,000 and this year the charity hopes to collect more than £6.5 million.

   Synonyms

   compete, take part, participate

   enter, be in
3. 1.3with object Enter (a racehorse) for a race.
   使（马）参加赛跑
   I'm hoping to run him in the Portland Handicap

   Example sentencesExamples

   • I will run him in the Knockaire Stakes at Leopardstown at the end of the month.
   • Willie Mullins runs Rule Supreme in today's Ladbrokes' World Hurdle, but has also left him in the Gold Cup.
   • Dermot Weld has won the race five times, most recently with Refuse To Bend two years ago, and he runs Elusive Double in the same colours.
   • Paul Nicholls won 57 more races despite O'Neill running only two fewer horses.
   • Any trainer who wants to run a horse in any race must log that entry with Weatherbys.
4. 1.4 Move about in a hurried and hectic way.
   奔忙
   I've spent the whole day running round after the kids

   我一整天都围着孩子忙得团团转。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Our producer Sally was running round the West Midlands all day trying to find any sort of puppet she could lay her hands on.
   • Parita, in common with most new mums, spends most of her day running around after her toddler and says that there is not much time for anything else.
   • The last few weeks have been spent either on the sofa or in bed with Simon running around after me..
   • The filming schedule was so hectic and she was running from shoot to shoot.
   • The world is a dangerous enough place now without letting idiots run round with explosives.
   • Most people seemed to be either arguing with each other over what to buy who, or frantically running round desperate to find things to buy.
   • We have been running around all week collecting all the documentation and information the council have requested.
   • As a result, running around the city trying to get hold of cash has become a full-time occupation for some people.
5. 1.5Cricket (of a batsman) run from one wicket to the other in scoring or attempting to score a run.
   〔板球〕（击球员）跑动
   Example sentencesExamples

   • He ran excellently between the wickets as well, especially in the last few overs.
   • The last ball of the over was hit in the air - the batsmen ran - the fielder dropped it!
   • The batsmen ran four as Lewis floundered to the boundary to make amends, but the game was up.
   • Mahajan refused to run after turning the ball to leg as partner Danny Lloyd came charging down the pitch.
   • Lineker and Cooper held the run rate to three per over, while the batsmen ran very well between the wickets, keeping pressure on the fielders.
6. 1.6West Indian with object Chase (someone) away.
   Ah went tuh eat the mangoes but the people run mih

   我去吃芒果，但那里的人驱赶我。

7. 1.7 (of hounds) chase or hunt their quarry.
   （猎狗）追逐（猎物），追猎
   the hounds are running
8. 1.8 (of a boat) sail straight and fast directly before the wind.
   （尤指在坏天气下，船）顺风疾驶，快速行进
   we slanted across to the far bank and ran before the wind

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The wind blew from the north and the ship ran swiftly before the wind.
9. 1.9 (of a migratory fish) go upriver from the sea in order to spawn.
   （迁移的鱼为产卵而）洄游
   Example sentencesExamples

   • There are still fresh spring fish running, and the grilse are beginning to arrive in numbers, with a lot of small fish among them.
   • It was a sight which would gladden the heart of any angler-hundreds of brown trout running a small stream to spawn.
   • I have seen some very good salmon running under the road bridge on an evening tide.
   • Beats higher up the river are often more prolific this late in the season with fish running hard to the middle and upper stretches.
   • You have to know when each species of fish will run and plan on being there at the right time.
   • This means that when the fish are running (right now in May and June for instance) there is a heavy demand for guides.
   • This was on a nearby creek where, Jim said, the steelhead and salmon were running.

2Pass or cause to pass quickly in a particular direction.

1. 2.1 Move or cause to move forcefully or with a particular result.
   （使）猛烈移动
   no object, with adverbial of direction the tanker ran aground off the Shetlands

   with object and adverbial of direction a woman ran a pushchair into the back of my legs

   Example sentencesExamples

   • He attempted to drive to his doctor but ran his vehicle into the back of a truck because he could not see; he fortunately avoided injury.
   • A Spanish trawler ran aground on rocks close to the entrance to Fenit harbour in early June.
   • During their efforts to help the man ashore the Sea Warrior ran aground and the crew had to wait for the tide to rise to free their boat.
   • Yet a proposal that would have provided tax relief ran aground last year.
   • The ship has constantly been pounded by huge waves since it ran aground on a rocky outcrop last Thursday night.
   • Near the end of that year, it ran aground with very few crew aboard, on a reef between Krabi and Phuket.
   • The person behind you in the supermarket runs his cart into the back of your ankle.
   • Scientists believe it ran aground on the estuary's treacherous sandbanks and capsized with 50 or 60 hands on deck.
   • She was built in 1966 and ran aground on 24 April 1978 while carrying bags of cement to Port Sudan.
   • The tanker ran aground on the eastern-most island in the Galpagos group.
   • He ran his car into the back of David Coulthard's McLaren and flipped through the air, landing upside down.
   • Two crewmen were airlifted to safety from a fishing trawler which ran aground just outside Stornoway Harbour.
   • My stepmother hit loose gravel and ran the vehicle off the road into a stop sign.
   • Nobody tooted their horns or tried to run us off the road.
   • A major rescue operation was launched after a north east fishing vessel with a crew of three ran aground on the west coast of Scotland.
   • It was the Exxon Valdez which ran aground on the Alaskan coast in 1989 spilling 40 million litres of crude oil.
   • Five of them ran aground on the rocks at Pendennis Point.
   • She didn't even so much as shed a tear the day she'd run her bike into a brick wall when she was nine.
   • Like many developments, Leisurama soon ran aground, the victim of poor planning decisions.
   • The Express Artemis, sister ship to the Samina, ran aground on Friday carrying 1,026 passengers.
2. 2.2informal with object Fail to stop at (a red traffic light)
   〈非正式〉闯过（红色交通信号灯）
   cameras triggered by cars running red lights at intersections

   Example sentencesExamples

   • And when he ran a stop sign at Appleton and Cassat, a man on a motorcycle smashed into his car.
   • After running the stop sign, the officer hit his lights and pulled me over.
   • The officers alleged that Busch ran a stop sign and was driving recklessly.
   • Half a block from the apartment, she ran a red light and smashed into another car.
   • Two young men on a motorcycle were stopped for running a red light on Pattaya Central Road.
   • Several weeks ago I was out for a ride and inadvertently ran a stop sign.
   • As we crossed the street onto the sidewalk a car came out of nowhere and ran the red light, hitting a light pole and hitting Mark.
   • Some 220 of the fatal accidents were caused by people running red lights or stop signs.
   • Police handled 1,522 cases of minibuses running red lights in the first nine months this year, compared with 1,412 cases for all of last year.
   • I ran a stop sign and got pulled over by a Solano County Sheriff.
   • He was arrested earlier this month for running a stop sign.
   • Here in San Diego, California there was recently a big controversy over the use of these cameras to catch people running stop lights.
   • He ran that stop sign - this is not in dispute - and smashed into a motorcycle driven by Randy Scott.
   • Janklow was convicted after he ran a stop sign while speeding and killed someone in another car.
   • On the night of the Fourth of July, I was driving home when another car ran a red light.
   • He was one of eight people, including five children, injured when the car ran a red light and ploughed into the side of his vehicle.
   • Then one night two years ago, Aaron was driving one of their friends home from their house when a drunk driver ran a stop light and hit the car.
   • In the other case, a civilian ran a red traffic light and broadsided an Air Force member.
   • Too many local motorists run red lights and endanger the public, Councillor Banman said.
   • He was convicted last month for running a stop sign and colliding with a man on a motorcycle who was killed instantly.
3. 2.3North American with object Navigate (rapids or a waterfall) in a boat.
   〈主北美〉乘船渡过（湍滩，瀑布）
   the boats were preparing to run the big rapids

   Example sentencesExamples

   • In short, he has both the strength and skill to run any whitewater that's runnable.
   • The other trainees ran the rapid again and again; I pitched a tent and crawled into my sleeping bag.
   • Ten boats, each manned by two skilled operators with up to eight passengers, can be hired to run the rapids.

3(with reference to a liquid) flow or cause to flow.

一条小河在城堡的一侧流入大海。

她把冷水注入盆里。

1. 3.1with object Cause water to flow over.
   使水流在（某物）之上
   I ran my hands under the tap

   我把手放在水龙头下冲洗。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • I rip the lid off the bottle of shampoo and run it under the water to try and get the last drop out.
   • He ran his mouth under the faucet, spitting the water back into the sink.
   • If you run it under hot water you will also find that when you leave it to dry in the cutlery drainer it will dry off quicker and have fewer streaks.
   • Drain the linguine and run it under cold water, but reserve the cooking liquid and keep it at a slow simmer.
   • I marched over to the sink, turned on the lukewarm water and ran my arms under it.
   • If the markers do dry out, they are easily revived by running the tips under water and recapping overnight.
   • Rachael ran a hand under the water and then splashed some on her face.
2. 3.2with object Fill (a bath) with water.
   把（浴盆）放满水
   she ran a bath and lowered herself into the water

   with two objects I'll run you a nice hot bath

   我会给你放满一浴缸舒适的热水。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • I had just ran a bath and was about to put my toe into the nice bubbly water, when I heard a scream.
   • Back in the sanctuary of my dimly-lit rooms I ran the bath, stripped off and sank into the water.
   • Returning home I found the cold had got into my own old bones, so I ran a good hot bath and spent a half-hour dreaming happy summer dreams amid the steam.
   • She told me to run a bath for her, about half full, then to come get her and help her into the tub.
   • She ran Mac a hot bath, she was beginning to think he would never stop shivering.
   • I went into the small bathroom and started running a bath for her.
   • As she ran her bath, she thought about what a fool she must've made of herself.
   • In the early mornings he would stand in his dressing gown at the window, sipping a cup of milky coffee, while his valet ran his bath.
   • She undressed and ran a hot bath, careful to pour the right amount of bath beads into the whirlpool bath.
   • I am now running the bath, planning an elaborate meal for one and deciding whether to read, watch a film, go out or write something.
   • I'm just running myself a bath and planning an early night when the phone rings.
   • Giles said he was running a bath and it had almost overflowed.
   • The accident happened as Miss Stewart, 32, was running a bath for her children.
   • For awhile Karen stared out the window, listening to him run his bath.
   • The children playing in the camp have never had a luxury on flicking on a light switch or running a bath.
   • I ran myself a bath and soaked, thinking how I could escape going to school tomorrow.
   • I ran a bath and stripped slowly, wincing in pain as I uncovered each bruise.
   • She ran herself a bath and lay in the tub just thinking about what she had said.
   • I wandered into the bathroom and began to run the bath, filling it with hot water.
   • She dumped her bag on the floor and went into her bathroom, immediately running a bath.
3. 3.3run withno object Be covered or streaming with (a liquid)
   流出（某种液体）
   his face was running with sweat

   他汗流满面。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Sarah found herself screaming these last words, her cheeks running with tears.
   • The streets literally ran with wine for three full days and nights.
   • He collapsed onto the bed, his face running with sweat.
   • Tin shanties litter the backyards of the more formal brick housing, rows of chemical toilets stand outside homes, and the untarred roads run with streams of filthy water.
   • For some two hours, we drove on rutted gravel running with rainwater.

   Synonyms

   stream with, drip with, be covered with, be wet with

   be flooded by
4. 3.4no object Emit or exude a liquid.
   排出液体；渗出液体
   she was weeping and her nose was running

   她大声哭泣，鼻子流着鼻涕。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • A few minutes later, my nose is running, I'm sneezing and coughing, and there are sharp pains behind my eyes.
   • About a half hour later, my nose started running.
   • His head aches, he feels dizzy and nauseous, and his nose won't stop running.

   Synonyms

   stream, drip, exude/secrete/ooze liquid
5. 3.5no object (of a solid substance) melt and become fluid.
   （固体物质）融化流动
   it was so hot that the butter ran

   天气太热了，黄油都融化了。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Her black mascara was running and she knew she looked horrible.

   Synonyms

   liquefy, thaw, unfreeze, defrost, soften, flux, fuse, render, clarify, dissolve, deliquesce
6. 3.6no object (of the sea, the tide, or a river) rise higher or flow more quickly.
   （海水，潮水，河水）水位升高；加速流动
   there was still a heavy sea running

   波涛汹涌的海面还在继续升高。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • With the tide running, the work of moving the rolling logs became almost unmanageable.
   • The bottom was barely visible in the gloom and there was a reasonable tide running.
   • If the tide is running, a large shoal of bib will probably be holding position here against the current that surges through beneath the wreck.
   • Remember the tides will actually run for a while after the chart time and as you move up the river there is a time difference.
   • If there is a sea running, the beach may be a bit rough for swimming.
   • There was a heavy sea running on Monday, and the boats were leaving harbour and being tossed about like cockle shells.
   • The tide was way, way out but even so there was a savage sea running.
   • Even when the tide is running, the current is not that strong and has not formed a scour.
   • The base of the cliff is heavily undercut, so you certainly do not want to be here on a stormy day or when a full spring ebb tide is running.
7. 3.7no object (of dye or colour in fabric or paper) dissolve and spread when the fabric or paper becomes wet.
   （织物，纸的染料，颜色）渗化；渗色
   the red dye ran when the socks were washed

   袜子洗时红色的染料渗化了。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Check the garment's label for recommended wash temperature to prevent colors from fading and dyes from running.
   • I thought that I had prewashed out all the excess dye but it ran anyway.
   • In the heat and humidity, paper swelled, colors ran, and inks refused to align on the page.
   • Dry-cleaning also prevents the common problem of the dye bleeding and running.
   • Their dye never ran, which is what made all their products sought after.

4Extend or cause to extend in a particular direction.

1. 4.1no object Pass into or reach a specified state or level.
   进入，达到（某种状态或水平）
   inflation is running at 11 per cent

   通货膨胀达到了11%。

   with complement the decision ran counter to previous government commitments

   这个决定违背了政府以前所作的承诺。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Health spending per head of population in Scotland already runs at the European levels he wants to see emulated.
   • Young explains that she merely dismissed evidence that ran contrary to her established opinion.
   • But this sentiment runs completely counter to the intent of the U.S. Constitution.
   • Of course, Scotland knows all about obesity, with figures running at twice the UK average.
   • This is at a time when wages and other costs are running well ahead of the rest of Europe.
   • Building costs are running about 2.5% higher than a year ago.
   • And that agenda runs entirely counter to what I feel a lot of Mainers think they're voting for when they vote for these people.
   • Unemployment rates in South Lakeland are running at just 0.7 per cent at the moment.
   • Recent EU indicators suggest inflation is currently running at 2.5%.
   • Analysts said the stocks were settling to more sustainable levels after running too far ahead recently.
   • The Argentine peso has lost 70% of its value, with inflation running rampant.
   • It also ruled the council's decision ran contrary to national government policies on communication masts.

5no object (of a bus, train, ferry, or other form of transport) make a regular journey on a particular route.

进城的公共汽车每半小时一班。

1. 5.1with object Put (a form of public transport) in service.
   把（某种公共交通工具）投入使用
   the group is drawing up plans to run trains on key routes

   集团正在制订计划把火车投入到主要线路上运行。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • However he declined to comment on the other three bus services which are run by First Buses in Bradford.
   • His comments come after the train operator, which runs services mainly between Sheffield and London, has faced a barrage of criticism over poor performance.
   • Among its other businesses, the company also runs high-speed ferries to East Coast destinations such as Cape Cod.
   • A villager has criticised the rail service which runs trains to and from his rural community, claiming the transport needs of people living in the countryside are being ignored.
   • Stagecoach, which runs commuter services in the south of England and long-distance trains with Virgin, is undecided.
   • The firm runs the buses for Virgin and First North Western, who have ordered extra coaches after complaints from passengers in Poynton and Hazel Grove.
   • As well as coaches the company runs bus services under contract to Wiltshire and Gloucestershire county councils.
   • First North Western, the company which runs services through the town, said on its website at 9am that three trains from Bolton had been cancelled and six had been delayed for almost an hour.
   • Swindon train operator First Great Western, which runs services from London to Wales and the west country, has announced fare rises for 2005.
   • The Sunderland-based company, which runs trains in Wales, said its rail division boosted operating profits by 31 pc to 31.5 million in the year to December 31.
   • First Group, which runs buses across the Bradford district, has signed a new deal with its workers to allay fears over pensions.
   • It then planned to run trains via Sunderland, Hartlepool and Stockton.
   • Anticipating falling passenger numbers, Thamesdown Transport now runs fewer buses to Old Town.
   • The company, which runs services through Manchester to Yorkshire and Liverpool, claimed 80 per cent of its services would still be running.
   • The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Dutch state-owned NS train operator, which runs the majority of services in the Netherlands.
   • City Travel Club are running a coach to Tuesday's match at Plymouth.
   • But the decision to order staff to down tools has angered First Great Western, which runs services through Swindon to and from London Paddington and South Wales.
   • As well as the Manchester Airport services, it runs trains from Liverpool to Hull and Newcastle and Manchester Piccadilly to Cleethorpes.
   • The RMT will ballot members at Silverlink trains, which runs services from London to the Midlands, and at Docklands Light Railway in London.
   • First York will again be running free buses for fans attending the Knights' two friendlies next month.
2. 5.2with object and adverbial of direction Take (someone) somewhere in a car.
   （用车）载送
   I'll run you home

   我用车送你回家。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Here's my car ... can I run you home?
   • First Buses, which runs children to and from Prince Henry's Grammar School, says the school's tough discipline policy makes life easier for its drivers.
   • I feel sorry for her, as she spends all her time running me to classes.
   • I'm just off to run the kids to soccer practice.
   • I'm gonna grab my keys and we'll run her to the ER.

   Synonyms

   drive, give someone a lift, take, bring, ferry, chauffeur

   transport, convey

6with object Be in charge of; manage.

安德烈娅经营自己的餐饮生意。

一家吸引人的家庭饭店。

1. 6.1no object, with adverbial (of a system, organization, or plan) operate or proceed in a particular way.
   （体系，组织或计划以某种方式）操作，运转
   everything's running according to plan

   一切都按计划进行着。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • His job was to ensure the company's IT system ran smoothly.
   • From the start we were well organised and the whole thing ran like clockwork.
   • Public sector workers do not produce physical objects but the work they do is key to keeping the system running.
   • Let us not forget that, after initial teething difficulties, the scheme ran reasonably smoothly three years ago.
   • Indeed, if anything the system runs better than it did.
   • Not everything ran according to plan for us since Mark had a problem changing gears and missed the second session.
   • Thank you also to the teachers who visit our places of work in their free time to ensure that everything is running according to plan.
   • If your investment plan is running smoothly, you probably don't have to fiddle with it.
   • Who knows if he'll be convicted or not, the way the court system runs now days.
   • He admitted the hotel runs at a loss but said that was a result of the subsidised holidays offered to pensioners.
   • If the world economy were running smoothly then it would not be a serious problem.
   • But, although the system was running successfully, more volunteers are needed.
   • Security, at unprecedented levels, ran smoothly throughout the convention week.
   • Things have started slowly, but the service is now running smoothly and achieving high satisfaction levels.
   • The general view of the select committee was that the 2002 election ran a lot more smoothly.
   • Swannick has pledged that after three months he will check whether the new policy is running smoothly.
   • Peace of mind is essential among both employees and clients at Magic Maintenance, which ensures that the services runs effectively and efficiently.
   • The spokesman said the council would do all it could to ensure services run as smoothly as possible.
   • As a result, the company runs more profitably, with shareholders suffering fewer losses, and with dividends issued regularly.
   • It will do the city's reputation a lot of good if those preparations are seen to result in an event which runs according to plan.

   Synonyms

   operate, function, work, go, be in operation
2. 6.2 Organize, implement, or carry out.
   we decided to run a series of seminars

   我们决定组织一系列专题讨论会。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The charity now runs over 500 projects in Britain.
   • To make sure she was getting the best results, she ran the same search on several search engines.
   • With a 9% buffer, Labor should be confident of a win, providing it runs a half decent campaign and puts in some resources.
   • Dirksen was an appealing candidate and had run an energetic and effective campaign.
   • The Scottish National Party has run its most professional campaign of recent years.
   • We contacted a doctor who ran a series of tests on Erin at his office.
   • All opinion polls suggest that, if the referendum were to be run again, the result would be largely the same.
   • The festival will be run on the same lines as last year.
   • They will also pay towards the cost of out-of-hours clubs run by a local authority.
   • Carlow Community Awareness of Drugs are running a drugs course for parents in the Seven Oaks Hotel, Carlow.
   • She spent eight years running a drugs programme in Oldham in Manchester.
   • This competition has been run in 17 stores and there has been no confusion anywhere else.
   • GM currently is running a pilot program in Brazil and investigating plans for Australia and Japan.
   • The organisation runs courses in diving, sailing, surfing, skiing and snowboarding at such mouth-watering locations as the Seychelles, the Caribbean, and the Canadian Rockies.
   • Paddy McGuinness is no stranger to politics and has run his share of election campaigns in the past.
   • Weight Watchers now runs meetings in more than 6,000 venues every week, using a points system for calorie counting and marketing a lucrative range of diet foods.
   • He had already run a license plate check on Taylor's car.
   • The course will be run on a very practical basis including workshops with actors, discussions and re-writing sessions.
   • Essex Police will run the scheme and provide wardens with uniforms and badges.
   • The group runs awareness raising programmes, talking to young people about how drug abuse affects families.
   • Bexley Centre for the Unemployed is running a free course in food hygiene in the Boys Brigade hall next to Christ Church in Bexleyheath Broadway.

   Synonyms

   carry out, do, perform, fulfil, execute
3. 6.3 Own, maintain, and use (a vehicle)
   拥有；使用（车辆）
   he could no longer afford to run a car

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Remember to consider all the costs involved in running the vehicle, including insurance, taxation and petrol.
   • You can't afford to run two cars, and the practicalities of life mean you need a four-door for the kids.
   • Transport, our biggest expense, includes buying and running a vehicle, plus fares for public transport.
   • I'm surprised they can afford to run a car in the first place.
   • Some dioceses make a contribution towards a priest's expenses of running a car and paying household bills.
   • Unable to afford to run a car, they now endure endless bus trips to and from Southampton General Hospital.
   • With servicing and maintenance paid for in advance, the cost of running the vehicle each year becomes much more predictable.
   • I now have a 17-hours-a-week job with a local supermarket to help me run my car.
   • Motorists are definitely not going to transfer to buses when it is cheaper to run a car.
   • Drivers are also concerned at the rising cost of running their vehicles.

   Synonyms

   maintain, keep, own, possess, have, drive

7Be in or cause to be in operation; function or cause to function.

这辆汽车用无铅汽油开动。

调制解调器必须靠电源变压器运转。

1. 7.1 Move or cause to move between the spools of a recording machine.
   （使）（在录音机的绕带轴间）卷动
   with object I ran the tape back

   我把录音带往回倒。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • When the show aired, I recorded it onto a 3/4" videotape and I don't think I've run the tape since that night.
   • Brendan ran the tape back a few inches, turned the VCR on again and watched the girls at work a second time.

8no object Continue or be valid or operative for a particular period of time.

这门课上了两天。

这个特殊的争论会一直继续下去。

1. 8.1with adverbial or complement Happen or arrive at the specified time.
   （在特定时间）发生；到达
   the programme was running fifteen minutes late

   这个节目迟了15分钟播出。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • She said a series of announcements were made informing passengers that the train was running late.
   • The sentences ran concurrently, giving an effective 15 years in jail.
   • Francis was jailed for nine years for the first attack and 15 for the second, the sentences to run concurrently.
   • The sentences, which are to run concurrently, were suspended for two years.
   • The five sentences are to run concurrently, meaning Firth will serve three years in custody in total.
   • Judge David Boulton said the sentence would run concurrently with a term of prison Gregson was already serving.
   • He was jailed for five years on each count of causing death by dangerous driving, the sentences to run concurrently.
   • Crop development is also running ahead of schedule.
   • All the sentences will run concurrently, giving him a total of three months behind bars.
   • Nearing the end of the day, sessions were running late as all three chefs had prepared demonstrations and there was little time to give them.
   • I met that patient's needs and wants, and as a result my surgery ran late and other patients in the waiting room grumbled.
   • The sentences will run concurrently but three months were suspended.
   • Her two prison sentences will run concurrently and she will likely be out of jail sometime in July 2003.
   • He was given two years for grievous bodily harm and 28 days for the drug offence, the sentences to run concurrently.
2. 8.2 (of a play or exhibition) be staged or presented.
   （戏）演出，上演；（展览）展出
   the play ran at Stratford last year

   这出戏去年在斯特拉特福演出。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The Fringe première is on August 7 and the play runs until August 28
   • The art exhibition will run daily at the King's Hall and Winter Garden until this Sunday.
   • He stars in this latest production which runs at The Churchill Theatre, Bromley, until January 25.
   • It ran for two years on Broadway to mixed reviews: its undisguised cynicism appalled many critics.
   • The exhibition runs from Tuesday until August 29 and admission is free.
   • The exhibition runs in the Orkney Museum until 1st November, and admission is free.
   • The panto runs from Wednesday to Friday at 7.15 pm with Saturday matinees at 2pm and 6pm.
   • The play is running for two weeks in Bath, and on the Monday night of the second week the place was packed.
   • The play runs until Saturday, October 23, in Studio 2, with performances each evening at 7.45 pm.
   • Jesus Christ Superstar runs from Tuesday to next Saturday at 7.45 pm, with a Saturday matinee at 2.30 pm.
   • The exhibition runs from November 30 to December 20 at the Northside Community Centre.
   • The Road to Auschwitz exhibition runs at Central Library until March 19.
   • The exhibition will run until November 1 at the Central Art Gallery and is free to the public.
   • The exhibition runs until October 17 and is open from 10 am - 5pm daily.
   • Sunset Boulevard ran for almost a year at the Adelphi Theatre.
   • The play runs from Monday to the following Saturday at 7.30 pm with a Saturday matinee at 2.30 pm.
   • Kiss Of The Spider Woman runs at the Theatre Royal Studio from tonight until November 30.
   • The Lady in the Van runs at Malvern's Festival Theatre from January 31 to February 5.
   • His first play, A Man of Honour was produced in 1903 and, the year after, four of his plays ran simultaneously in London.
   • It's a bit of a coup having two plays running simultaneously in the West End.

   Synonyms

   be staged, be presented, be performed, be on, be put on, be produced

   be mounted

   be screened

   last

9no object Stand as a candidate in an election.

他宣布打算竞选总统。

1. 9.1with object (especially of a political party) sponsor (a candidate) in an election.
   （尤指政党）资助（候选人）
   they ran their first independent candidate at the Bromley by-election

   他们在布罗姆利的补缺选举中资助他们的第一个无党派候选人。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • In fact, six opposition parties ran candidates (although three pulled out at the last minute).
   • At the general election it held only Chelmsford, where Labour did not run a candidate.
   • He said his Respect Coalition will run a candidate against her in the next election.
   • When someone runs a viable candidate who is a true conservative, he/she/it will get my vote.
   • They must run a strong candidate in the Killarney area - either a member of the family, or a leading supporter.
   • They are running two candidates again, one from each end of the constituency.
   • Te party wants to run two candidates with a national profile.
   • Fine Gael is to run two candidates in the renamed East constituency, which has been reduced to a three seater.
   • Ahern has yet to call a convention, and it isn't even clear how many candidates the party will run.
   • Fine Gael has opted to run an extra candidate.
   • Maybe it is time for the campaign to go a step further and run their own candidate.
   • If the party chooses to run only two candidates, it is certain they will come from either side of the constituency.
   • This time the party is running just one FG candidate in the hope it will give him an extra boost in the poll.
   • The Green Party is also running candidates in both North and West Vancouver ridings.
   • She added that Labour may run two candidates in East Limerick in the next elections.
   • They're running a candidate for London mayor too.

10Publish or be published in a newspaper or magazine.

各家通俗小报刊登了这篇报道。

当这篇报道刊登出来时，引起了一场骚动。

1. 10.1no object (of a saying, argument, piece of writing, etc.) have a specified wording.
   （报道，论点，文章）有特定措辞（或内容）
   ‘Tapestries slashed!’ ran the dramatic headline

   引人注目的标题写道：“挂毯削价！”

   Example sentencesExamples

   • ‘The world comes to New York,’ ran a banner headline in the Daily News.
   • There's an old saying that runs along the lines of ‘no publicity is bad publicity’.
   • ‘AIB hit by scandal over tax evasion’, ran the headline in the later editions of the Financial Times yesterday.
   • CD copying is not just illegal, runs the argument, but immoral.
   • The very first paragraph of my book The Truth about Writing runs as follows.

11with object Bring (goods) into a country illegally and secretly; smuggle.

他们为可卡因卡特尔走私毒品。

12North American with two objects Cost (someone) (a specified amount)

一台新复印机要花掉我们大约1，300美元。

13North American no object (of a stocking or pair of tights) develop a ladder.

14West Indian with object Provide.

“等着看”的策略一直持续到政府提供一些现款。

1. 14.1 Provide pasture for (sheep or cattle); raise (livestock)
   〈澳／新西兰〉为（羊，牛）提供牧草；饲养（家畜）
   they ran sheep and cattle

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Hank didn't run as many cattle as he used to so the extra fields got cut for hay.
   • Neil and Ivan Prentice have been running Wagyu style cattle on their Moondarah property for around six years.
   • My wife has been running cattle for 35 years.
   • One who did join was dairy farmer, Les Scaife, who runs a herd of 145 cows at Nether Silton, near Thirsk.
   • Farmers were paid more money according to how many sheep they ran.
   • Linn Blancett and his wife, Tweeti, have been running cattle here for much of their lives.
   • This is an all-grass dairy farm on which they also run a flock of sheep.
   • Don Armstrong runs sheep at Yalda Downs in outback New South Wales.
   • The tea garden and craftwork provide additional income for the family farm, where the Eddons run a herd of beef suckler cattle.
   • This ranch is owned by Carlton and Nancy Laxton and they run a herd of over two hundred pedigree Romagnola cows.

1An act or spell of running.

我通常早上去跑步。

一次越野赛跑。

1. 1.1 A running pace.
   奔跑的步伐
   Rory set off at a run

   罗里奔跑着出发了。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The minute she stepped out of the door he rushed past her and broke into a run.
   • The man backed away towards a set of stairs leading back to ground level, then took off at a run.
   • Darius turned and set off at a stumbling run towards the entrance to the sanctuary.
   • She walked for about a quarter of a mile and then suddenly broke into an oblique run up the soft part of the beach.
   • The boy took off, and she followed at a run, interested to see where the boy would lead her.
   • The footsteps got faster as they got closer, and the person soon broke into a run.
   • Desiree just rolled her eyes and took off in a run towards the paddock, screaming the name of the child who was paying no heed.
   • With a quick look around, eyes sparkling, she took off at a run towards the end of the cliff.
   • She changed her pace now to a run as the cry of a frightened horse broke the air.
   • They looked at each other and set off at a run, the girl trailing behind them, and the boy behind her.
   • She set out for her house at a run, and arrived there minutes later, gasping for air.
   • The man walked very quickly down the hall and broke into a run as he passed the corner.
   • When they were far enough down the long hall, they both broke into a run and shot up the stairs.
   • They had just passed into the central quadrangle when young Brown returned at a run.
   • He broke into a run, tripping over things and scraping the skin from his hands and knees.
   • She stared at them for a minute before taking off at a run, sobbing as she ran.
   • Jake scrambled downstairs at a run and launched himself at Jonathan with a cry of joy.
   • She slid back under the gate and took off at a run towards the big house.
   • She approached slowly at first, then broke into a run, her curiosity conquering her fear.
   • Suddenly he was hugging me tightly and calling for Mina who came in the small room at a run.
   • He hit the ground at a run, not even pausing to pick his backpack up from where he had dropped it in the dirt.

   Synonyms

   jogtrot, dogtrot, trot, lope
2. 1.2 An annual mass migration of fish up or down a river.
   （鱼群的）产卵洄游；产卵洄游后的返回
   the annual salmon runs

   一年一度的鲑鱼群洄游。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Maritz said shad runs were unlike the annual sardine run, where the smaller fish were trapped between warm currents and the land.
   • Reports suggest this has been the worst year for runs of salmon in rivers.
   • Arran, Islay, Bute and Mull all contain lochs full of trout and also boast short spate rivers with good runs of sea-trout and salmon.
   • Several rivers in East Texas host winter runs of spawn-bound white bass.
   • The hardest part of drum fishing during the spring spawning run is getting the right bait.
   • Fish runs attract pinnipeds, which attract great whites.
   • Newport has been a centre for research into salmon and eels since 1955 and has recorded full data on salmon and eel runs since 1970.
   • On many Western rivers, dams have already severely curtailed wild spawning runs.
   • Anglers from Carlow observed a run of fish last weekend going up over the Carlow Weir.
   • We need you to keep us informed when there is a good run of fish at Banada Bridge.
   • This is the prime time of year to fish this region with excellent runs of all species and a large variety of rivers to choose from.
   • Grunion runs occur at predictable times and dates associated with the highest night-time tides from April to July.
   • Crowds of people and predators greet the arrival of many fish spawning runs.
   • Quite a few salmon and sea trout have been seen running the river, although the main run of grilse is still not here.
   • The Carrowniskey River is also seeing a run of fresh fish, and fish were reported to have been caught over the last few days.
   • Many of the rivers in the area are also suffering from low water, and a good downpour would do wonders for runs of fish, as well as anglers' spirits!
   • Harbor seals were found to congregate in the Saint John Harbour during the runs of alewife but not Atlantic salmon.
   • As the tide ebbs the sea water starts to drain from the river, making visible the runs and likely lies of fish just in from the Atlantic.

2A journey accomplished or route taken by a vehicle, aircraft, or boat, especially on a regular basis.

伦敦-利物浦航线。

1. 2.1 A short excursion made in a car.
   （乘车）短途旅行；兜风
   we could take a run out to the country

   我们可以到乡下作一次短途旅行。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • We went for a run in the car and ended up in Bundoran so we went bowling.
   • As it's been such a nice day, after having had lunch at Blairmains this afternoon I thought it would be nice to go for a run in the car, so we headed off northwards to Callander, where we had a nice walk around and some ice cream in the sunshine.
   • Yesterday, Val came for lunch and then we went for a run out to Milngavie to the Garden Centre and came home laden with purple and yellow primulas for the balcony.

   Synonyms

   drive, ride, turn

   trip, excursion, outing, jaunt, short journey, airing

   informal spin, joyride, tootle

   Scottish informal hurl
2. 2.2 The distance covered in a specified period, especially by a ship.
   （尤指船在特定时间内的）航行距离
   a record run of 398 miles from noon to noon

   从正午到正午的398英里破纪录航行距离。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • With following winds reaching 42 knots we surfed up Clarence Strait, across Sumner Strait and didn't have headwinds until the last few miles into tiny Louise Cove on Kuiu Island, a day's run of 110 miles.
3. 2.3 A short flight made by an aircraft on a straight and even course at a constant speed before or while dropping bombs.
   （飞机在投弹前或投弹时的）水平稳定飞行
   bombing runs by B52s

   Example sentencesExamples

   • This was now a critical phase of the bomb run and a time when the formation was most vulnerable.
   • One day we were in a position in the formation where it was logical for the copilot to fly the bomb run.
   • They were now going to make a desperate run towards their target, bomb it, and get the hell out.

3An opportunity or attempt to achieve something.

他们缺席意味着俄罗斯人完全有机会获得冠军。

1. 3.1 A preliminary test of a procedure or system.
   （对程序或系统有效性的）初步测试
   if you are styling your hair yourself, have a practice run

   如果你给自己做发型，你必须试验一下是否行。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Skeptical Democrats at least owe the project team a chance to prove the machine's worth in test runs.
   • Experimental runs were recorded by a digital camcorder and analysed with frame-capture software.
   • Some of the more impressive test runs can be seen in these videos from Georgia Tech and Stanford University.
   • Several test runs are being done before the formal opening.
   • Since there were cardboard targets in the room, he decided to give the pistol a test run.
   • It was interesting work, but it did feel like a test run for something bigger and better.
   • Eight companies in three divisions were selected for a test run from December to May.
   • Can you assure the House that this is not a test run for flexible hours of work, to prove that it will not work?
   • During the week he made a brief call to us, fully kitted out, during a practice run.
   • It's very much the sort of thing you assign students as a practice run, like reshooting, shot for shot, a famous scene.
   • Away from football matters, South Korea used Scotland's visit as a practice run for the World Cup.
   • After successful test runs, both rovers are preparing to turn their instruments on nearby targets on the Martian surface.
   • I think it will turn out that Europe and America were test runs of technologies that will be far better implemented in the Southern hemisphere.
   • Was the hype akin to a practice run for parliamentary and presidential elections this fall?
   • It was a little project that he had been working on, and he figured it was time to give the pen a test run.
   • I'm giving it a trial run starting today.
   • The following day, it became known that this debate was planned as a test run for a vote of no confidence.
   • Have test runs with your friends and family before taking paying customers.
   • Lacking in any obvious rationale, the British terrorism-attack practice runs appear more like panicked PR than useful exercises.
   • We are having a practice run beforehand to make sure they know what they are doing, but I am sure they will do well and enjoy it.
   • Test runs have revealed that the performance of this product is at least as good as or even better than that of today's products.
   • I'm doing a test run, so I'm going to post the first three chapters and see how it turns out.
2. 3.2 An attempt to secure election to political office.
   （对政治职位的）争取；竞选
   his run for the Republican nomination

   他对获得共和党提名的争取。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • He has so far spent some $33m on his run for the Senate, most of it from his own pocket.
   • He firmly denied any suggestion that he had struck a deal in return for giving his fellow Right-winger the prospect of a clear run.
   • Although this is his first run for elected office, Nolla is not a political novice.
   • The fact that she maintained popularity amongst Democrats well before she announced her run for the nomination, leads one to believe that they wanted her to run.
   • The obvious consequence is that only people with money or with access to money can make serious runs for public office.
   • A separate poll last week suggested 77% of people thought he had had a successful beginning to his run for the presidency, compared to 57% for his rival.
   • He was the first of all candidates to announce his run for the White House.

4A continuous spell of a particular situation or condition.

他厄运接二连三。

1. 4.1 A continuous series of performances.
   连演
   the play had a long run in the West End

   这出戏在伦敦西区久演不衰。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • In defeating the champions, Robson's team extended their unbeaten run to 13 matches since May.
   • Palace are three points adrift at the bottom on a run of five defeats, but Dowie insists the league table should be no shock.
   • Both sides have had good runs in their respective cup competitions in September.
   • After a torrid Leinster league campaign that saw the side barely survive in the top flight the Blues have put together a great cup run to reach their second successive final.
   • Rochdale's successful FA Cup run has provided a welcome boost to their coffers.
   • Bexley maintained their position at the top of Kent 3 when they extended their unbeaten run to six games with a 25-8 win at Deal.
   • Nab Wood extended their unbeaten run to six games by coming back from three goals down to draw 3-3.
   • Their winning league run actually extends to 16 games, having won their two closing fixtures of last season.
   • This latest win extended Windermere's winning run to nine successive victories.
   • Most definitely, we can take a lot from this game and the cup run we have had.
   • City extended their unbeaten run to seven games when they won 3-0 at Chesterfield.
   • Still, they both extended their unbeaten runs to five matches.
   • The good news is that the show is back for an extended run this year and more than lives up to its own legend.
   • Manchester City moved three points clear at the top of Division One and extended their unbeaten home run to 14 games, but made hard work of disposing of plucky Preston.
   • It is the first time in five months City have recorded back-to-back victories and extends their unbeaten run to four games.
   • Sertori was happier with the fact the team extended their unbeaten run to eight games - beating another of the third division's form teams - rather than his goal.
   • However, the home side fought back for a 2-2 draw to extend their unbeaten run to 11 games.
   • Gaelic Players Chicago and Tara Theatre Company, Winnipeg, have had sellout runs with the play over the past twelve months and Westport Drama Group became the first Irish group to stage the play last April.
   • During rehearsals both actresses have been wearing long skirts and corsets as they will during the plays run.
   • He has never before been involved in an FA Cup run that has reached the last eight.
2. 4.2 A quantity or amount of something produced at one time.
   （一次生产的）产量
   a production run of only 150 cars

   一次只有150辆车的产量。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Energetic and structural properties were also monitored for stability during the production runs.
   • Production schedules are characterized by short runs and frequent product changeovers.
   • He says this has been fixed in recent production runs.
   • Assembly-line production with human labour is most economical for single-product runs of large scale.
   • High production runs were the only thing that could increase profits and ultimately cause memory prices to fall.
   • This is not too bad when the number of components is relatively small, or the production runs are relatively large.
   • On the other hand, he says, the production runs tie up money.
   • Sales of these models will presumably help fund ever bigger production runs.
   • This method is ideal for small production runs of accurately cut and formed parts without a custom-made die.
   • They cajoled suppliers into making special production runs of key components.
   • We do not know what their production runs were, but this is stuff you can keep.
   • With the company closely monitoring and then predicting expected demand for labels, production runs are planned to help keep stocking levels down.
   • Taylor's principles of ‘scientific management’ assume long production runs of standardized products.
3. 4.3 A continuous stretch or length of something.
   （东西的）一段
   long runs of copper piping

   一长段一长段的铜管。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Place a separate order for each run of cable needed.
   • Wire adjusters are a means of shortening or extending the length of the wires that run out to the signals, because changes in the weather can have a substantial effect on a long run of wire.
   • What is the longest recommended run of tubing?
   • A good long run of CW1308 cable can be used for ADSL; 50m can typically be easily achieved without any noticeable degradation.
   • These local failures quickly spread, soon compromising the entire run of piping.
4. 4.4 A rapid series of musical notes forming a scale.
   急奏，走句
   Example sentencesExamples

   • The scores are filled with amazing runs, double stops, surprising melodic leaps and various special effects.
   • All songs and many calls, for example, contain runs of relatively pure notes.
   • His tone and legato playing are ravishing, and his execution of the composer's florid runs and other figurations is smooth.
   • The first movement moves to a too-stately tread, although the 16th note runs are light enough.
   • His voice retains its evenness in all registers, and he cleanly articulates Vivaldi's most difficult runs and fioriture.
5. 4.5 A sequence of cards of the same suit.
   同花顺子
   Example sentencesExamples

   • As in most rummy games, the possible melds are sets of equal cards and runs of consecutive cards in the same suit.
   • Twos and jokers are wild and can be used in any set or run to represent any desired card.
   • A run consists of three or more consecutive cards in a single suit.
   • You cannot add cards below the 1 or above the 14 in runs.
   • A four of a kind is closed, and can no longer be extended, and the same would apply in theory to a run of 14 cards with an ace at each end.
   • Decide what's missing from your hand - the cards you need for a run, or to fill in a piece of meld.
   • The player must specify (if it is not clear) whether the meld is a run or a set, the rank of the set, and the rank and suit of a run.
   • A sequence meld in course of construction must always consist of a run of three or more consecutive cards of one suit.
   • The commonest type is a run, or unbroken sequence of cards in a suit.
   • The next deal is passed to the next person and four cards dealt to each player and played the same way except now you must get four of a kind or a run of the same suit.
   • It may not be played in a run or sequence, and cannot be played in a trick.

5a run onA widespread and sudden demand for (a commodity) or a widespread trading in (a currency)

今年对怀旧玩具的需求猛增。

1. 5.1 A sudden demand for repayment from (a bank) made by a large number of lenders.
   挤兑，挤提
   growing nervousness among investors led to a run on some banks

   投资人日趋紧张的情绪导致一些银行出现挤提存款的现象。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The participants called for the formulation of guidelines for journalists to prevent them from publishing alarming stories that contribute to runs on commercial banks.
   • The merchant community organized a run on the banks, and the Government gave in.
   • Uruguay floated its currency late last month following a run on banks and a plunge in foreign reserves.
   • As someone who has no investments and uses the bank to pay in and withdraw funds (I am self-employed) it occurred to me that in the same way that investors need up-to-date market data to inform their investment decisions, depositors need up-to-date information if their savings are at risk of a run on the bank.

   Synonyms

   demand for, rush for, sudden request for, clamour for

6the runThe average or usual type of person or thing.

1. 6.1 The general tendency of something.
   趋势；趋向
   quite against the run of play, Smith scored an early try

   违背比赛走势的是史密斯这么快就在对方球门线后带球触地得了三分。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • It is only in the last decade that the industry has begun to appreciate and champion the importance of old trees that have survived against the run of forestry fashion.
   • On the contrary, it was with full knowledge of those realities, and against the run of history, that the unity of purpose prevailed.
   • York had begun slowly but went ahead against the run of play when John Raper converted Olly Couttie's cross.
   • Completely against the run of play, however, Samoa struck back with a try.
   • Preston took the lead against the run of play when Nicola Rawlinson forced the ball home after a goal mouth scramble.
   • Chances were created but, unfortunately, went begging and Lytham took the lead against the run of play.
   • That goal came against the run of play, as did the second Armagh goal in the 25th minute.
   • Fortunately the U.S. managed to get a third goal against the run of play to seal the game.
   • And then two goals in a minute transformed the game against the run of play.
   • Thankfully the incident did not divert the attention of either side from the main goal of winning the game though the hold-up was to have a significant bearing on the run of play.

   Synonyms

   trend, tendency, course, direction, movement, drift, tide, current

   tenor

7A sloping snow-covered course or track used for skiing, bobsleighing, or tobogganing.

滑雪道。

1. 7.1 A track made or regularly used by a particular animal.
   （动物）出没的路径
   a badger run

   獾出没的路径。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Where rabbit-proof fencing cuts across badger runs, particularly near active setts, the badgers are likely to dig under or make holes in the netting, thus allowing rabbits to cross the fence.
   • Fences should also not be built across deer runs, as deer will continue to try and use the run, damaging themselves and the fence.
   • Trees should be felled away from any holes, main badger runs or obvious latrines.
   • He also learned to read various animal trails, runs, beds and feeding areas and how to track and trap them.

8An enclosed area in which domestic animals or birds may run freely in the open.

1. 8.1Australian, NZ A large open stretch of land used for pasture or the raising of stock.
   〈澳／新西兰〉牧场
   one of the richest cattle runs of the district

   这个地区最肥沃的一个养牛场。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • When the pastoralists pushed north, looking for grazing land and runs for their sheep, Thomas Elder was one of them to take up large leases in the Beltana area.
   • The great cause of conflict was Aborigines taking cattle and sheep from newly established grazing runs.

9the run ofFree and unrestricted use of or access to.

她的猫被允许随便进出那所房子。

10Cricket
A unit of scoring achieved by hitting the ball so that both batsmen are able to run between the wickets, or awarded in some other circumstances.

1. 10.1Baseball A point scored by the batter returning to home plate after touching the other bases.
   〔棒球〕跑垒得分
   Example sentencesExamples

   • He also led a 7-5 win in Philadelphia on May 12 with another two home runs and five runs batted in.
   • Scoring runs is about getting on base and driving the runners around the bases.
   • The 1957 Kansas City Athletics led the American League in home runs, but finished last in the league in runs scored.
   • The Tigers fared far better in other categories, leading the league with 185 home runs and 671 runs scored.
   • He'll hit some homers and drive in some runs, but he won't do much more.
   • The two glaring needs are a leadoff hitter with speed who can play center and a third baseman who can make contact and drive in runs.
   • Maicer Izturis homered and drove in three runs for Los Angeles.
   • He retired with a total of 649 stolen bases and nearly 1,200 runs scored.
   • He also had 240 hits and became the first leadoff hitter ever to drive in 100 runs.
   • Nonetheless, for that one season in 1930, he was a model of consistency when it came to driving in runs.
   • Regarding the second question, it would mean a team would have had to send 19 men to the plate and score at least 13 runs.
   • Too many runners have been left on base; too many runs have not been scored.
   • It's not a fabulous lineup, but I don't think they'll come last in the Majors in runs scored either.
   • In just over three seasons in the majors, Grieve has hit 76 homers and driven in 303 runs.
   • He has done much more than that, driving in runs and showing power.
   • Bobby Abreu scored 109 runs and was among the league's top 10 in on-base percentage.
   • In his second game back, Durazo hit three homers and drove in nine runs.
   • Home runs are important, but it's more important for me to drive in runs.
   • On balance, stolen bases have very little to do with runs scored.
   • If he learns to hit the ball on the ground and use his legs to get on base and score runs, he'll have a bright future in the majors.
   • I seem to remember a lot of hitting, with the Dodgers scoring at least 11 runs.

11North American A vertical line of unravelled stitches in stockings or tights; a ladder.

12A downward trickle of paint or a similar substance when applied too thickly.

1. 12.1 A small stream.
   小溪
   a shallow run at the edge of a low rock

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Then I heard and saw a good rise that was obviously from a much bigger fish at the bottom of a run under some trees.
   • Fall floods seem to have improved the river topography and most who have walked the river suggest the number of runs with fish-holding potential has vastly improved.

13the runsinformal Diarrhoea.

14Nautical
The after part of a ship's bottom where it rises and narrows towards the stern.