run
verb
uk/rʌn/us/rʌn/present participlerunning|past tenseran|past participlerunrunverb(GO QUICKLY)
A1[IorT]
(ofpeopleand someanimals) tomovealong,fasterthanwalking, by takingquickstepsin which eachfootisliftedbefore the nextfoottouchestheground:
跑，奔跑[+ to infinitive]Thechildrenhad to runtokeepup withtheirfather.孩子们得一路跑着才能跟上他们的父亲。
I can run amilein fiveminutes.我可以在5分钟里跑1英里。
Thesheepranaway/offinfright.羊受惊跑掉了。
A littlegirlranup to(= camequicklybeside)me,cryingfor herdaddy.一个小女孩跑到我身边，哭着让我替她找爸爸。
In the semi-final she will be runningagainsthernearestrival.半决赛中，她将与水平最接近自己的对手一决高下。
The first tworaceswill be run(= willhappen)in 20minutes.头两个赛跑项目将在20分钟后举行。
to run
- runShe saw him running down the street.
- sprintI had to sprint to catch the bus.
- jog"What do you do to keep fit?" "I jog and go swimming."
- raceHe raced up the stairs to answer the phone.
- rushEveryone rushed to the door when the alarm went off.
- dashHe dashed out the door after the dog.
[T]
If you run ananimalin arace, youcauseit to takepart:
使（狗、马等）参加比赛；赛（狗、马等）Thompson Stables are running threehorsesinthe nextrace.汤普森赛马训练公司将派出3匹马参加下一场比赛。
[I+ adv/prep]
to goquicklyor in ahurry:
赶快；迅速赶往；匆忙跑（到某地方）Would you run to thepostofficeand get me somestamps?你能不能赶快到邮局给我买一些邮票来？
You don't put onweightwhen youspendalldayrunning around aftersmallchildren.你整天不歇脚地跟在小孩们后面转是胖不起来的。
run forsomething
to runfastinorderto get oravoidsomething:
奔跑追赶；赶抢；快跑躲避I ran for thebusbut itdroveoff.我跑着去赶公共汽车，但是车却开走了。
run on the spotUK(USrun in place)
tomoveyourlegsas if running, while youstayin oneplace:
原地踏步跑I run on thespottowarmup before Istarttraining.我在开始训练前原地踏步跑做准备活动。
- "How does shemanageto run sofastat herage?" heaskedinawedtones.
- Theystrippednakedand ran into thesea.
- "I ran all the wayhome," shepuffed.
- People werescreamingand running down thestepstoescapetheflames.
- She runs muchfasterthan he does.
Moving quickly
- agility
- beetle
- bowl down/alongsomething
- careen
- career
- gallop
- gun
- leg
- outsail
- pelt
- rush
- scamper
- scoot
- scrabble
- scramble
- scud
- shoot
- stampede
- ton
- trot
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Competing in sport
Running away and escaping
Exercising & training
runverb(TRAVEL)
B2[IorT,usually+ adv/prep]
to (causesomething to)travel,move, orcontinuein aparticularway:
（使）行进，（使）行驶，（使）移动；（使）持续Trains are still running,despitethesnow.尽管下了雪，列车仍在运行。
Abusruns(= goes on aparticularrouteatparticulartimes)threetimesadayintotown.有一趟公共汽车每天3次开往城里。
Skis arewaxedon thebottomso that they runsmoothlyover thesnow.滑雪板底部打了蜡，这样就能在雪上滑得顺畅自如。
Theroute/railway/roadruns(= goes)acrosstheborder/intoItaly/throughthemountains.这条路线／铁道／公路穿过国界／通向意大利境内／在群山中穿行。
Aclimbingrosebushruns(=grows)upthesideof thedoor.一丛攀缘蔷薇盘绕在门侧。
There's abeautifulcornicerunningaround/roundall theceilings.所有的天花板四边都装饰着漂亮的檐口。
Thefilmruns(=lasts)fortwohours.这部电影长两个小时。
The show/course/filmruns(=continues)foranotherweek.演出／课程／电影播放将再继续一周。
Amagazinesubscriptionusually only runs(= can be used)foroneyear.杂志订阅期限通常只能是一年。
Buses are running anhourlate, because of anearlieraccident.因为先前的一起车祸，公共汽车的运行晚点一小时。
The truck'sbrakesfailedand it ran(= went)offtheroad.卡车刹车失灵，冲出了马路。
Trains runonrails(=movealong ontopof them).火车在铁轨上行驶。
Electricity is runningthrough(=movingalong within)thiscable.电流正通过这条电缆。
Anangrymutteringranthrough(= went through)thecrowd.人群中传出一阵低沉而愤怒的抱怨声。
Ashiveroffearranthroughhis (body).一阵恐惧的战栗传遍他全身。
She ran herfingeralong/downthepage/list,lookingfor hername.她用手指一行行划过那张纸／名单寻找自己的名字。
Could you run thetape/film/videoback/forwards,please?你可以把磁带／电影／录像带倒回去／向前快进一下吗？
Could youpossiblyrun me(= take me inyourcar)home/tothestation?你能否开车把我送回家／到车站？
He ran(=pushed)hisfingersthroughhishairandlookedup at me.他用手梳拢了一下头发，抬头看我。
- Ariverruns along onesideof the field'sperimeter.
- Theringroadruns around theperipheryof thecitycentre.
- Arippleofapplauseran through thecrowd.
- Her wordskeptrunning through mymind.
- Adeepfurrowhasformedin therock, wherewaterhas run over it forcenturies.
Advancing and moving forward
- advancing
- beeline
- come
- come over
- come up
- cruise
- gain
- gain onsomeone/something
- ghost
- glide
- head
- make
- make forsomewhere/something
- make towardssomething/someone
- proceed
- progress
- pull
- push
- slide
- stream
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Continue & last
runverb(OPERATE)
B2[IorT]
to (causesomething to)operate:
（使）运转；（使）运作；（使）运行；操作Keepclearof themachineswhile they're running.机器运转时不要靠近。
Thegovernmenttookdesperatemeasurestokeeptheeconomyrunning.政府采取孤注一掷的措施来维持经济的运行。
Do youknowhow to run thissortofmachinery?你会操作这种机器吗？
Themechanicaskedme to run theengine(=switchit on andallowit towork)for aminute.修车工人让我发动引擎转一分钟。
They had the newcomputersystemup andrunning(=working)within anhour.他们一小时之内就使新的计算机系统运行起来了。
We've run thecomputerprogram, but nothinghappens.我们已经运行了这个计算机程序，但是没有起作用。
We're running(= doing)anexperiment.我们正在做一个试验。
B1[T]
to be incontrolof something:
经营；管理；开办He's been running arestaurant/his owncompanysince heleftschool.他毕业后就一直在经营自己的饭店／公司。
Thelocalcollegeruns(=provides)acourseinself-defence.当地的一所大学开了一门自我防卫课。
a well-run/badly-runorganization/business/course管理良好／不善的组织；经营良好／很差的公司；设置得很好／差的课程
run a tight ship
tocontrolabusinessor otherorganizationfirmlyandeffectively:
牢牢控制，有效的严格管理Ruth runs atightshipand has notimeforshirkers.露丝执行了有效的严格管理，员工没有办法开小差。
[T]
If you run acar, you own one,driveit, andpayfor thecosts:
拥有（自己的车）；养（车）I can'taffordto run acar.我养不起车。
[T]
toorganizethe way youliveorwork:
安排（生活或工作）Somepeopleruntheirlivesaccordingto themovementsof thestars.一些人按照星体的运行规律来安排自己的生活。
- We mustimposesomekindoforderon the way thisofficeis run.
- Modification of theengineto run on lead-freefuelisfairlysimple.
- Feedback from thesensorsensuresthat thecarenginerunssmoothly.
- Theengineersoongot the air-conditioning running again.
- We are running belowcapacitybecause ofcancelledorders.
Machines - Functioning
- action
- actuator
- asthmatically
- deactivation
- engaged
- firesomeoneup
- function assomething/someone
- functional
- functionality
- functioning
- in commissionidiom
- operate
- operational
- order
- power
- reset
- self-driving
- start
- start (something) up
- tick over
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Managing and organizing
Controlling and being in charge
On the road: driving & operating road vehicles
runverb(FLOW)
B2[IorT]
to (causesomething to)floworproduceliquid:
（使）流动；（使）流出；（使）排出；（尤指衣服的颜色）褪色，扩散，渗色I canfeeltricklesofsweatrunningdownmyneck.我可以感觉到津津汗水顺着脖子往下流淌。
Don'tcry, oryourmake-upwill run(=becomeliquidandmovedownyourface).别哭了，要不然化的妆就要花了。
Thewallswere runningwithdamp.墙受潮出现了斑斑渍迹。
Theriverruns(down) to/intothesea.这条河流入大海。
Thehottapis runningcold(=producingcoldwater)!热水龙头竟然流出了冷水！
Iturnedthetapon and ran somecoldwaterontheburn.我打开水龙头用凉水冲被烫伤的地方。
[+ two objects]I'll run you ahotbath(=fillabathwithwaterfor you).我去给你放洗澡水。
Mynoseandeyeshave been running allweekbecause ofhayfever.我得了干草热，一星期都在流鼻涕淌眼泪。
figurativeAfter twelvehoursat hercomputer, the wordsbeganto runintoone another(=seemmixedtogether).她在文字处理机前工作了12小时后，看屏幕上的字都觉得模糊一片了。
Synonyms
dribble(FLOW SLOWLY)
drip
flow(MOVE)
spill
trickledown, from, out of, etc.something
[IorT]
(ofcoloursinclothes, etc.) to come out orspread:
（衣服的颜色）褪色，扩散，渗色I must havewashedmydressat too high atemperature, because thecolourhas run.我洗这件裙子时用的水肯定太热了，因为都褪色了。
If the firstlayerisn'tdrybefore youaddthe next one, thecolourswill runintoeach other(=mix).如果第一层没有干就涂上第二层，那两层的颜色就会渗在一起。
- Thetearsran down hercheeks.
- I put my newgreenshirtin ahotwashand thecolourran.
- Rivulets ofsweatran down hisface.
- Mynosehasstartedto run.
- I waschoppingonionsso myeyeswere running.
Movement of liquids
- backsplash
- be dripping withsomethingidiom
- bleed
- decant
- drainage
- drip
- eddy
- leakage
- ripple
- run a bathphrase
- runsomeone/somethingover
- runnel
- seep
- seepage
- spate
- swill
- swirl
- topsomethingup
- trickle
- tub
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Colour - general words
runverb(BECOME)
[L only+ adj]
to be orbecome:
变得；变成；成为Differences between the twosidesrundeep(= areserious).双方的分歧加剧了。
Theriver/reservoir/well randry(=itssupplyofwaterfinished).河水／水库／水井干涸了。
Supplies are runninglow(= there's not muchleft).储备所剩无几了。
We'rebeginningto runshortofmoney/Money isbeginningto runshort(= there's not muchleft).我们的钱快花完了／钱快花完了。
- By thistimeall thewellshad rundry.
- I'llstopand get somegas- we're runninglow.
- We're runninglowonmilk- could youbuysome more?
- Ourpatienceran out.
- Feelings were running high at theresidents'meeting.
Existing and being
- account forsomething
- alive
- be
- be a thingidiom
- been
- come
- estate
- existential
- extant
- found
- have legsidiom
- hood
- lie in
- living
- spring up
- they're
- thing
- viability
- we're
- who're
runverb(HOLE)
[I](UKalsoladder)
Iftights(=thinclothingthatcoversthelegs)run, along,thinholeappearsin them:
（连裤袜或长筒袜上的）脱线，抽丝Oh no, mytightshave run!哎呀，糟了，我的连裤袜抽丝了！
Tearing and breaking into pieces
- apart
- asunder
- bobble
- bobbly
- break(something)off
- chip
- crack
- fall apart
- fall to piecesidiom
- fragment
- fragmentation
- fragmented
- frayed
- rip
- splinter
- split
- sunder
- tearsomethingapart
- tearsomethingup
- teardown
runverb(SHOW)
C1[T]
to show something in anewspaperormagazine, ontelevision, etc.:
发表，刊登；播出All thenewspapersran(=printed)storiesabout the newpeacetalks.所有报纸都刊登了新一轮和谈的消息。
Channel 4 is running aserieson theunfairnessof thelegalsystem.第四频道正在播出揭露法律体系不公正之处的系列节目。
[I]Indian English
If afilmis running at aparticularplace, you canseeit there:
（电影在某处）放映What's running at the the Metro thisweek?这周Metro电影院在放什么电影？
Newspapers & magazines
- above/below the foldidiom
- annal
- anti-press
- back copy
- broadsheet
- comic
- editorial
- fold
- house journal
- house organ
- journal
- lad mag
- magazine
- organ
- reader
- sentinel
- serialize
- Sunday paper
- supermarket tabloid
- tabloid
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Broadcasting in general
Cinema - general words
runverb(POLITICS)
[I]
tocompeteas acandidatein anelection:
参加竞选MrsThatcherwantedto run a fourthtime.撒切尔夫人想要第四次参加竞选。
He's going to runagainstSmith/forpresident/forre-election.他将要和史密斯作为对手进行竞选／竞选总统／竞选连任。
Elections
- absentee
- absentee ballot
- absentee vote
- absentee voter
- absentee voting
- entrance poll
- exit poll
- first-past-the-post
- flip
- franchise
- primary
- proportional representation
- proxy
- proxy vote
- proxy voter
- votesomethingthrough
- voting
- voting booth
- voting machine
- voting slip
run for office
tocompeteas acandidatein anelectionfor apositionofauthorityandresponsibilityin agovernmentor otherorganization:
参加竞选She isconsideringrunning foroffice.她正在考虑参加竞选。
Elections
- absentee
- absentee ballot
- absentee vote
- absentee voter
- absentee voting
- entrance poll
- exit poll
- first-past-the-post
- flip
- franchise
- primary
- proportional representation
- proxy
- proxy vote
- proxy voter
- votesomethingthrough
- voting
- voting booth
- voting machine
- voting slip
runverb(TAKE)
[T]
to takegunsordrugsillegallyfrom oneplaceto another:
走私，非法携带（枪支或毒品）He wasarrestedfor runningdrugsacrosstheborderintoAmerica.他因为越境向美国走私毒品而被捕。
Trafficking & racketeering
- anti-racketeering
- anti-smuggling
- bagman
- black market
- contraband
- counter
- gun-running
- missell
- misselling
- modern slavery
- pass
- people trafficking
- racket
- scalp
- scammer
- sellsomeonea bill of goodsidiom
- smuggle
- smuggling
- tout
- traffic
Idioms
be running on empty
run aground/ashore
run a mile
run and run
runsomeoneclose
run errands
run high
run in the family
run throughsomeone'shead/mind
runitscourse
runyoureye oversomething
runyourselfinto the ground
be running a fever
be running atsomething
running with blood
runsomeoneout of town (on a rail)
runsomeoneragged
run round in circles
run the show
run throughsomeone'smind/head
runsomeone/somethingto ground
run wild
Phrasal verbs
run acrosssomeone
run acrosssomething
run aftersomeone/something
run aftersomething
run aftersomeone
run againstsomeone/something
run along!
run around
run around aftersomeone
run around withsomeone
run away
run away withsomeone
run away withsomething
runsomethingbysomeone
runsomeone/somethingdown
run(something)down
runsomethingdown
runyourselfdown
runsomethingin
runsomeonein
run(something)intosomething/someone
run intosomeone
run intosomething
run off
runsomethingoff
run off withsomething
run on
run onsomething
run out
runsomeoneout
run out onsomeone/something
runsomeone/somethingover
run over
run over(something)
run over/throughsomething
run round
run throughsomething
runsomeone/somethingthrough
run tosomething
runsomethingup
run up againstsomething
run withsomething
run
noun
uk/rʌn/us/rʌn/runnoun(GO QUICKLY)
B1[C]
theactionof running,especiallyforexercise:
跑，奔跑；（尤指为了锻炼而进行的）跑步Wego for/doa three-mile run everyeveningafterwork.我们每天傍晚下班后都会跑上3英里。
If you set offat arun(= running), you'll beexhaustedlater.如果你一开始就跑，过些时候你就会筋疲力尽的。
- Jimhad just been on a run and wasdrippingwithsweat.
- Thelocalelectionscan beseenas adummyrun for thenationalelectionnextyear.
- Theescapeeswererecapturedafter threedayson the run.
- After the run they werefittodrop.
- "Do youwanttojoinme on a ten-mile run?" "Notlikely!"
Moving quickly
- agility
- beetle
- bowl down/alongsomething
- careen
- career
- gallop
- gun
- leg
- outsail
- pelt
- rush
- scamper
- scoot
- scrabble
- scramble
- scud
- shoot
- stampede
- ton
- trot
runnoun(TRAVEL)
[C]
ajourney:
行程，航程Thenumberofaircrafton the New York-Moscow run is beingincreased.纽约—莫斯科之间的航线正在增加航班。
old-fashionedLet's go for a run(out)in thecarsomewhere.让我们开车到（外面）什么地方兜兜风吧。
Theplaneswoopedin onitsbombingrun.飞机猛然俯冲下来轰炸。
[C]
theperiodduring which aplayisperformed:
（一部戏的）连续上演（期）The musical's London run was adisaster.该音乐剧在伦敦的演出彻底失败。
They're doing a run at the Cambridge Playhouse.他们正在多玛仓库剧院进行连续演出。
- England'sunbeatenrun of tengamesendedlastnightwhen they went down 4-2 to France.
- Her run ofbadluckcontinuedwhen she had herpursestolen.
- After asuccessfulrun on Broadway themusicalis coming to theWestEnd.
- Theschoolrun in themorningincreasescongestionon theroads.
- Thebusbrokedown onitsrun between Brighton and London.
Journeys
- adventure
- break-journey
- carpool
- carpooling
- circumnavigation
- commuting
- expedition
- field trip
- flight
- haul
- jaunt
- journey
- junket
- layover
- odyssey
- ride
- sail
- stopover
- trip
- wanderings
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Spectacles & performances
runnoun(BUY)
[Cusually singular]
asituationin which manypeoplesuddenlybuyaparticularproduct:
抢购；争购There's been a runonumbrellasbecause of all thisrain.就因为这场雨，大家都在抢购雨伞。
Buying
- acquire
- acquisition
- acquisitiveness
- bidding
- bidding war
- bite
- extravagance
- load up onsomething
- misorder
- money-off
- order form
- ordersomethingin
- purchasing power
- reimportation
- repurchase
- retail therapy
- ROBO
- ROPO
- slate
- splurge
runnoun(SELL)
[Cusually singular]
asituationin which manypeoplesuddenlysellaparticularproduct:
抛售Asuddenrunonthedollarhaslowereditsvalue.突然出现的抛售导致美元贬值。
Selling
- auction
- Black Friday
- bundle
- bundling
- chain of production
- concession
- outsell
- oversell
- panic selling
- peddle
- pile
- pile it high and sell it cheapidiom
- ply
- sales drive
- salesmanship
- sell out
- sellsomethingoff
- sellout
- soft sell
- sting
runnoun(SERIES)
a run ofsomething
C2
A run of something is acontinuousperiodduring which itlastsor isrepeated:
一连串a run of successes/defeats/badluck一个又一个的成功／一连串的失败／厄运连连
Order and sequence - general words
- alphabetize
- around
- back end
- be a chapter of accidentsidiom
- catalogue
- chapter
- cycle
- inline
- linear
- linearity
- linearly
- litany
- merry-go-round
- priority
- procession
- secondly
- sequence
- sequencing
- string
- wave
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Periods of time - general words
runnoun(ORDINARY)
the general/usual run ofsomething
theusualtypeof something:
（某物的）普通类型，一般货色Theirfoodis thegeneralrun ofhotelcooking.他们的饭菜是一般宾馆饭菜的水平。
Categories and varieties
- bad/big boyidiom
- breed
- categoric
- categorical
- category
- classification
- form
- genre
- model
- order
- polymorphism
- shade
- sort
- stratification
- style
- subcategory
- substance
- typology
- update
- variety
runnoun(AREA)
[C]
anareaofgroundoflimitedsizeforkeepinganimals:
饲养场；牧场asheep/chicken/henrun牧羊场／养鸡场
Animal dwellings - man-made
- animal shelter
- apiary
- aviary
- beehive
- bird box
- birdcage
- crate
- doghouse
- dovecote
- fish tank
- fishbowl
- hive
- perch
- pigeon loft
- pigpen
- pigsty
- rabbit hutch
- rescue centre
- stall
- sty
runnoun(POINT)
B2[C]
incricketandbaseball, asinglepoint,scoredby running from oneplaceto another:
（板球或棒球中的）一分Englandneed 105 runs towinthegame.英格兰队需要得到105分才能赢得比赛。
ahomerun本垒打
- Pakistandeclaredat 350 for 7,leavingAustraliato make anunlikely5 runs an over towin.
- It isn'teasytoscoreruns againstpacebowlers.
- Asingletoextracoverbroughthim the run heneededtocompletehiscentury.
- Thorpescoredmost of his runs on thelegside.
- Englandscored158 runs beforelunchfor thelossof only onewicket.
Cricket
- 12th man
- ash
- bailsphrase
- ball-tampering
- batting average
- bowlsomeoneout
- bowling
- cricketing
- cut
- declaration
- declare
- deep
- delivery
- glance
- leg before wicketidiom
- pace bowler
- six
- snick
- spin bowlerphrase
- test match
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Baseball & rounders
runnoun(HOLE)
[C](UKalsoladder)
along,verticalholeintightsandstockings:
（连裤袜或长筒袜上的）脱线，抽丝I've got a run in mytightsfrom thenailon mychair.我的连裤袜被椅子上的钉子刮了一下，抽丝了。
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Holes, hollows and dips
- anti-crack
- aperture
- blistered
- chink
- cranny
- cratering
- escape hatch
- gouge
- hollow
- imprint
- intake
- interstice
- leak
- leaky
- nook
- nooks and cranniesidiom
- piercing
- pinprick
- shaft
- void
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Tearing and breaking into pieces
runnoun(ILLNESS)
the runsinformal
aconditionof thebowelsin which thecontentsarepassedout of thebodytoo often and in aformthat is tooliquid
拉肚子，腹泻，跑肚Synonym
diarrhoea
Digestive disorders
- achalasia
- acid reflux
- anti-diarrhoea
- anti-diarrhoeal
- appendicitis
- Aztec two-step
- diarrhoea
- flatulence
- flatus
- gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
- gastroenteritis
- gastroparesis
- GORD
- IBD
- indigestion
- regurgitation
- sprue
- stomach flu
- ulcerative colitis
- unexplained gastrointestinal bleeding
Idioms
against the run of play
givesomeonea run forhis/her/theirmoney
have a good run foryourmoney
in the long run
in the short run
make a run for it
be on the run
on the run
the run ofsomething
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