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单词 run something up
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runsomethingup

phrasal verbwithrunverb
uk
/rʌn/us
/rʌn/
present participlerunning|past tenseran|past participlerun

(DEBT)

If yourunup adebt, you do things thatcauseyou toowealargeamountofmoney:
Shestayedtwoweeksat thehotelandranup abillthat she couldn'tpay.
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Borrowing & lending
  • amortizable
  • amortization
  • arrears
  • bad debt
  • bonded
  • borrow
  • borrowing
  • credit rating
  • hock
  • holiday
  • IOU
  • over-borrowed
  • overdraft
  • overpayment
  • pay downsomething
  • pay off
  • paysomeone/somethingback
  • reschedule
  • secure
  • straight
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(MATERIAL)

toquicklymake something such as apieceofclothingfrommaterial:
[+ two objects]I canrunyou up somecurtainsin a fewhours, if youwant.
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Knitting & sewing
  • appliqué
  • appliquéd
  • Aran
  • Bargello
  • baste
  • haberdashery
  • handknit
  • handknitted
  • hank
  • hem
  • quilting
  • reknit
  • resew
  • rib
  • running stitch
  • sampler
  • seam
  • seamstress
  • sew
  • stitch
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Creating and producing

(VALUE)

to make thepriceorvalueof somethingincrease:
Heavybuyingranthepriceofstocksuphigherthanexpected.
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Price increases
  • accrual
  • added value
  • anti-inflation
  • anti-inflationary
  • appreciate
  • counter-inflation
  • counter-inflationary
  • go through the roofidiom
  • inflate
  • inflationary spiral
  • overheat
  • reinflate
  • reinflation
  • rise
  • rocket
  • roof
  • shooting
  • shrinkflation
  • skyrocket
  • soaring
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(FLAG)

UK
toraiseaflaginto theairon apoleormast:
They'verunup a Britishflagon theroof.
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Raising and lowering
  • elevate
  • elevated
  • erect
  • go down
  • hike
  • hikesomethingup
  • hoick
  • hoist
  • jack
  • jacksomethingup
  • leverage
  • prise
  • prize
  • pry
  • putsomethingup
  • re-erect
  • ride
  • ride up
  • run
  • yo-yo
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run-up
noun
uk
/ˈrʌn.ʌp/us
/ˈrʌn.ʌp/
[C]
In somesports, a run-up is aperiodordistanceofrunningthat you do inorderto be goingfastenough toperformaparticularaction:
Thelongerandfasteryourrun-up is, thehigheryou canjump.
[S]mainlyUK
thefinalperiodoftimebefore animportantevent:
Everyone is verybusyduring the run-uptopublication.
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Athletics
  • athletic
  • biathlon
  • blade
  • decathlon
  • DNF
  • endurance
  • faller
  • finish line
  • fun run
  • high jumper
  • hurdle
  • javelin
  • obstacle course
  • starter
  • tape
  • triple jumper
  • ultra
  • ultra-runner
  • ultra-running
  • ultramarathon
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Parts & stages of competitions
Preceding and introducing
(Definition ofrun something upfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

run up something| American Dictionary

run upsomething

phrasal verbwithrunverb
us
/rʌn/
present participlerunning|past tenseranus/ræn/|past participlerun
toincreaseadebtbyspendingmore:
He ran uphugebillsonclothes.
run-up
noun[U]
us
/ˈrʌnˌʌp/
theperiodbefore animportantevent:
Wolfson isplayingakeyrolein the run-up to theelections.
(Definition ofrun up somethingfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

run sth up| Business English

run sth up

phrasal verbwithrunverb
uk
/rʌn/us
running|ran|run
tocontinuetoaddsmallamountsto anamountoweduntil thetotalamountbecomesvery high:
runup adebt/loss/bill
run-up
noun[S]
(alsorunup)
uk
/ˈrʌnʌp/us
thefinalperiodoftimebefore animportantevent:
the run-up to sthViolence isexpectedin the run-up to theelections.
FINANCE
asuddenandunexpectedincreaseinprice:
a run-up in sthStockbuybackstriggera runup inpricewhencommonstockholderswantcash.
(Definition ofrun sth upfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofrun something up

run something up
We have also calculated the maximumrun-upamplitude of two colliding waves.
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However, by the time of therun-upto the election in 2002, there were indications that they were having to learn to behave themselves.
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The accident provided a target for attacks on the government during therun-upto parliamentary elections.
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The results are used in conjunction with earlier one-dimensional analyses to estimate the total tsunamirun-up.
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Well, he was at the time of writing, in therun-upto an election.
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Arun-upestimate based on the full, nonlinear, two-dimensional long wave solution would be most desirable.
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The model over-predicts the measuredrun-upat the wall, and no evidence of the predicted maximum was found.
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The refractive influence on tsunamirun-upof the offshore bottom topography of islands is analyzed.
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The central bank, although nominally independent, refused to raise interest rates in therun-upto the elections.
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In the cases studied, twodimensional encroachment surpassed one-dimensionalrun-upfor wavelengths less than twice the island base diameter.
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Projects across the country were therefore timed to reach fruition in the immediaterun-upto the poll.
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Multiplicative separation of the final value would include two parts: a geometrical correction factor, and the amplification due to one-dimensional beachrun-up.
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This is followed by a much slower increase in therun-up.
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It is of particular interest to infer tsunamirun-upon island shores.
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We have also calculated the maximumrun-upamplitude up to the third order of accuracy for two colliding solitary waves.
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