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单词 running-in
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running-in
C2. With adverbs, as running-around, running-down, running-in, running-out, etc., adjs.
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the world > action or operation > ceasing > [adjective] > ceasing gradually
running-down1637
the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > decreasing gradually
ebbing1607
running-down1637
dwindling1664
build-down1983
1637 S. Rutherford Let. 13 Mar. (1848) cxxxi. 248 Alas! my riven dish, and the running-out vessel, can hold little of Christ Jesus.
1756 G. Smith tr. Laboratory II. (new ed.) xv. 299 Try how long the running-out liquid will bear it up from sinking.
1785 Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 674/1 Small decked vessels, with a single mast, and a running-in bowsprit.
1843 Veterinarian Nov. 607 The dilated eye, pale membranes, the running down pulse, [etc.].
1869 C. B. Garside Disc. Some Parables New Test. iii. i. 245 The dying, who are counting the running down sands of their lives by minutes.
1901 Westm. Gaz. 11 July 3/2 A running-around insertion of either guipure or Valenciennes.
1973 L. Cooper Tea on Sunday xxiv. 177 For what was supposed to be a running-down business it all looked remarkably active.
2008 D. Stapleton MG Midget A-H Sprite High-performance Man. (ed. 3) 29/3 Note that generally, Mobil One is not suitable for running-in engines.
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