| 单词 | run off |
| 释义 | run off 1. phrasal verb B2 If you run off with someone, you secretly go away with them in order to live with them or marry them. The last thing I'm going to do is run off with somebody's husband. [VERB PARTICLE + with] We could run off together, but neither of us wants to live the rest of our lives abroad. [V P together] 2. phrasal verb See full dictionary entry for run If you run off copies of a piece of writing, you produce them using a machine. If you want to run off a copy sometime today, you're welcome to. [VERB PARTICLE noun] run-off also runoff Word forms: run-offs 1. countable noun [usually singular] A run-off is an extra vote or contest which is held in order to decide the winner of an election or competition, because no-one has yet clearly won. There will be a run-off between these two candidates on December 9th. [+ between] He had failed to make the line-up for the European Championships after losing a run-off with Marlon Devonish. ...next month's presidential runoff election. 2. uncountable noun Run-off is rainwater that forms a stream rather than being absorbed by the ground. The sewers collected sewage and storm runoff and discharged it, untreated, into the harbour. ...runoff water flashing down a gully. |
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