| 单词 | run off |
| 释义 | Word Frequency run offverb (adverb) 1. (intransitive) to depart in haste 2. (transitive) to produce quickly, as copies on a duplicating machine 3. to drain (liquid) or (of liquid) to be drained 4. (transitive) to decide (a race) by a runoff 5. (transitive) to get rid of (weight, etc) by running 6. (intransitive) (of a flow of liquid) to begin to dry up; cease to run 7. run off with noun runoff, run-off 8. a. an extra race to decide the winner after a tie b. a contest or election held after a previous one has failed to produce a clear victory for any one person 9. that portion of rainfall that runs into streams as surface water rather than being absorbed into ground water or evaporating 10. the overflow of a liquid from a container 11. New Zealand grazing land for store cattle Word Frequency run-off(ˈrʌnɒf) noun 1. politics an extra vote which is held in order to decide the winner of an election, because no-one has yet clearly won next month's presidential runoff election a run-off between two candidates There will be a run-off between these two candidates on December 9th. 2. sport an extra contest which is held in order to decide the winner of a competition, because no-one has yet clearly won He claimed the title in a run-off. He claimed the title after beating the American Sean Moran in a run-off at Bradford. 3. meteorology rainwater that forms a stream rather than being absorbed by the ground storm run-off The sewers collected sewage and storm run-off and discharged it, untreated, intothe harbour. See also agricultural run-off |
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