She just ran in an absolutely straight line, crashing through the flowers, daisy petals exploding in a cloud around her.
Garth Nix LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR (2001)
I slumped against the wall of the dark booth, next to a jagged crack that ran the length of the plastic pane.
Lisa Scottoline LEGAL TENDER (2001)
All related terms of 'ran'
run
When you run , you move more quickly than when you walk, for example because you are in a hurry to get somewhere , or for exercise.
ladder
A ladder is a piece of equipment used for climbing up something or down from something. It consists of two long pieces of wood, metal, or rope with steps fixed between them.
also-ran
If you describe someone as an also-ran , you mean that they have been or are likely to be unsuccessful in a contest .
re-run
If you say that something is a re-run of a particular event or experience , you mean that what happens now is very similar to what happened in the past .
run by
If you run something by someone, you tell them about it or mention it, to see if they think it is a good idea , or can understand it.
run in
To run someone in means to arrest them or to take them to the police .
run on
to continue without interruption
run to
If you run to someone, you go to them for help or to tell them something.
run up
If someone runs up bills or debts , they acquire them by buying a lot of things or borrowing money.
overran
Overran is the past tense of → overrun .
run away
If you run away from a place, you leave it because you are unhappy there.
run down
If you run people or things down , you criticize them strongly.
run into
If you run into problems or difficulties , you unexpectedly begin to experience them.
run off
If you run off with someone, you secretly go away with them in order to live with them or marry them.
run out
If you run out of something, you have no more of it left.
run over
If a vehicle or its driver runs a person or animal over , it knocks them down or drives over them.
run past
To run something past someone means the same as to run it by them.
run with
to associate with habitually
run across
If you run across someone or something, you meet them or find them unexpectedly.
run after
If you are running after someone, you are trying to start a relationship with them, usually a sexual relationship.
run along
If you tell a child to run along , you mean that you want them to go away.
run around
If you run around , you go to a lot of places and do a lot of things, often in a rushed or disorganized way.
run through
If you run through a list of items , you read or mention all the items quickly.
run out on
If someone runs out on you, they go away and abandon you, leaving you with problems.
run away with
If you let your imagination or your emotions run away with you, you fail to control them and cannot think sensibly.
run up against
If you run up against problems , you suddenly begin to experience them.
runabout
A runabout is a small car used mainly for short journeys . In American English, runabout is used of cars with open tops .
Chinese translation of 'ran'
ran
(ræn)
pt
ofrun
run
(rʌn)
Word forms:ptran
Word forms:pprun
n(c)
(as exercise, sport) 跑步 (pǎobù) (次, cì)
(in car) 旅行 (lǚxíng)
(= regular journey)[of train, bus etc]路线(線) (lùxiàn)
他们(們)的损(損)失达(達)到数(數)百万(萬) tāmen de sǔnshī dádào shù bǎiwàn
run out of
耗尽(盡) hàojìn
fly
( plane ) 驾(駕)驶(駛) jiàshǐ ⇒ He flew a small plane to Cuba. → 他驾驶一架小飞机去古巴了。 Tā jiàshǐ yī jià xiǎo fēijī qù Gǔbā le.
run away with
不受 ... 控制 bù shòu ... kòngzhì
run up against
( difficulties ) 遇到 yùdào
to fly into a rage
勃然大怒 bórán dànù
automatically
( by itself ) 自动(動)地 zìdòng de
by its (very) nature
理所当(當)然 lǐ suǒ dāng rán
colour
[ c ] 颜(顏)色 yánsè [ 种(種) zhǒng ]
naturally
( unsurprisingly ) 自然地 zìrán de
nature
[ u ] Nature 自然界 zìránjiè
spontaneous
( unplanned ) 自然而然的 zìrán ér rán de
in pristine condition
一尘(塵)不染的 yī chén bù rǎn de
pristine
( house, clothes ) 纯(純)净(淨)的 chúnjìng de
spotless
一尘(塵)不染的 yī chén bù rǎn de
explode
( bomb ) 爆炸 bàozhà
as a matter of course
理所当(當)然的事 lǐ suǒ dāng rán de shì
matter
[ c ] ( affair, situation, problem ) 事件 shìjiàn [ 个(個) gè ] ⇒ Will you report the matter to the authorities? → 你会将该事件报告给当局吗？ Nǐ huì jiāng gāi shìjiàn bàogào gěi dāngjú ma?