| 单词 | at a run |
| 释义 | > as lemmasat a run a. A running pace. Frequently in at a run. Cf. Phrases 3a, dead run at dead adj. 31d. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > [noun] > on foot > a running pace run1778 1778 R. Orme Hist. Mil. Trans. Brit. Nation II. 585 Coote..ordered the whole to preserve their next fire; which Lorrain coming on almost at a run, received at the distance of 50 yards. 1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xvi. 147 We returned to the village, going nearly all the way on a full run. 1857 A. S. Roe Star & Cloud i. 8 ‘May I gallop him?’ ‘Yes, you may put him to a run.’ 1901 Munsey's Mag. 25 721/2 I put the horse to his run. 1961 R. P. Hobson Rancher takes Wife iii. 61 If the team had walked or trotted we would have all been dead ducks, but they had crossed at a hard run. 2008 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Jan. 86/1 The route is wide open to Taliban positions across the valley, and the ground has to be crossed at a run. < as lemmas |
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