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单词 on the run
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on the run

phrase
If someone is on the run, they are trying to escape or hide from someone such as the police or an enemy.
Fifteen-year-old Danny is on the run from a local authority home.
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on the run

phrase
If someone is on the run, they are being severely defeated in a contest or competition.
His opponents believe he is definitely on the run.
I knew I had him on the run.
Synonyms: in retreat, defeated, fleeing, retreating More Synonyms of on the run
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on the run in British English

a. 
escaping from arrest; fugitive
b. 
in rapid flight; retreating
the enemy is on the run
c. 
hurrying from place to place
she's always on the run
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on the run in American English

1. 
running
2. 
hurrying from place to place or task to task
3. 
running away; in retreat
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Examples of 'on the run' in a sentence
on the run

Both times he had the world 's best team on the run.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Good for a bite on the run; there are a few seats if you have time to linger.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
There was one place on the run where I sometimes used to slow down to get a better look - the stables.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)

Chinese translation of 'on the run'

on the run

  1. [fugitive] 逃跑 (táopǎo)
See run (sense 25)

Nearby words of
on the run

  • on the right lines
  • on the road to success/recovery
  • on the rocks
  • on the run
  • on the same day
  • on the seashore
  • on the sidelines
1 (phrase) 
Definition
escaping from arrest
Some of the gang members are still on the run.
Synonyms
escaping
fugitive
in flight
at liberty
There is no confirmation that he is at liberty.
on the loose
A man-eating lion is on the loose.
on the lam (US, Canadian, slang)
2 (phrase) 
I knew I had him on the run.
Synonyms
in retreat
defeated
fleeing
retreating
running away
falling back
in flight
3 (phrase) 
We ate lunch on the run.
Synonyms
hurrying
hastily
I decided that nothing should be done hastily.
in a hurry
Troops had left the area in a hurry.
at speed
hurriedly
students hurriedly taking notes
in a rush
in haste
Don't act in haste or be hot-headed.
See run

Additional synonyms

in the sense of at liberty
Definition
free or unconfined
There is no confirmation that he is at liberty.
Synonyms
free,
escaped,
unlimited,
at large,
not confined,
untied,
on the loose,
unchained,
unbound
in the sense of hastily
I decided that nothing should be done hastily.
Synonyms
hurriedly,
rashly,
precipitately,
recklessly,
too quickly,
on the spur of the moment,
impulsively,
impetuously,
heedlessly
in the sense of hurriedly
students hurriedly taking notes
Synonyms
hastily,
quickly,
briskly,
speedily,
in a rush,
at the double,
hurry-scurry

Nearby words of
on the run

  • on the rack
  • on the rampage
  • on the rocks
  • on the run
  • on the same wavelength
  • on the scrapheap
  • on the shelf

Synonyms of 'on the run'

on the run

Explore 'on the run' in the dictionary

Additional synonyms

in the sense of in a hurry
Definition
easily
Troops had left the area in a hurry.
Synonyms
quickly,
hastily,
hurriedly,
immediately,
rapidly,
instantly,
swiftly,
abruptly,
briskly,
at speed,
speedily,
expeditiously,
at or on the double
in the sense of in haste
Don't act in haste or be hot-headed.
Synonyms
hastily,
rashly,
too quickly,
impetuously
in the sense of on the loose
Definition
free from confinement or restraint
A man-eating lion is on the loose.
Synonyms
free,
roaming,
at large,
on the run,
untied,
at liberty,
unrestrained,
unchained,
unconfined
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