( esp Brit : production, factory ) 逐渐(漸)停止 zhújiàn tíngzhǐ
run by
▶ to run sth by sb ( inf ) 看某人对(對)某事的反应(應) kàn mǒurén duì mǒushì de fǎnyìng
run away with
不受 ... 控制 bù shòu ... kòngzhì
run away
( from home, situation ) 出走 chūzǒu
run after
( chase ) 追赶(趕) zhuīgǎn
run across
( find ) 不期而遇 bù qī ér yù
Additional synonyms
in the sense of decamp
Definition
to leave secretly or suddenly
Bugsy decided to decamp to Hollywood from New York.
Synonyms
make off,
fly,
escape,
desert,
flee,
bolt,
run away,
flit (informal),
abscond,
hook it (slang),
sneak off,
do a runner (slang),
scarper (British, slang),
steal away,
do a bunk (British, slang),
fly the coop (US, Canadian, informal),
skedaddle (informal),
hightail it (informal, US),
take a powder (US, Canadian, slang),
take it on the lam (US, Canadian, slang),
do a Skase (Australian, informal)
in the sense of do a runner
Definition
to run away to escape trouble or to avoid paying for something
The accountant did a runner.
Synonyms
run away,
escape,
flee,
take off,
bolt,
run off,
clear out,
beat it (slang),
abscond,
decamp,
take flight,
hook it (slang),
scarper (British, slang),
cut and run (informal),
make a run for it,
do a bunk (British, slang),
scram (informal),
fly the coop (US, Canadian, informal),
show a clean pair of heels,
skedaddle (informal),
take a powder (US, Canadian, slang),
take it on the lam (US, Canadian, slang)
in the sense of escape
Definition
to get away or break free from (confinement)
A prisoner has escaped from a jail in Northern England.
Synonyms
get away,
flee,
take off,
fly,
bolt,
skip,
slip away,
abscond,
decamp,
hook it (slang),
do a runner (slang),
do a bunk (British, slang),
fly the coop (US, Canadian, informal),
make a break for it,
slip through your fingers,
skedaddle (informal),
take a powder (US, Canadian, slang),
make your getaway,
take it on the lam (US, Canadian, slang),
break free or out,
make or effect your escape,
run away or off,
do a Skase (Australian, informal)
in the sense of make off
Definition
to go or run away in haste
They broke free and made off in a stolen car.
Synonyms
flee,
clear out (informal),
abscond,
fly,
bolt,
decamp,
hook it (slang),
do a runner (slang),
run for it (informal),
slope off,
cut and run (informal),
beat a hasty retreat,
fly the coop (US, Canadian, informal),
make away,
skedaddle (informal),
take a powder (US, Canadian, slang),
take to your heels,
run away or off
in the sense of run away
Definition
(of a horse) to gallop away uncontrollably
I ran away from home when I was sixteen.
Synonyms
flee,
escape,
take off,
bolt,
run off,
clear out,
beat it (slang),
abscond,
decamp,
take flight,
hook it (slang),
do a runner (slang),
scarper (British, slang),
cut and run (informal),
make a run for it,
turn tail,
do a bunk (British, slang),
scram (informal),
fly the coop (US, Canadian, informal),
show a clean pair of heels,
skedaddle (informal),
take a powder (US, Canadian, slang),
take it on the lam (US, Canadian, slang),
take to your heels,
do a Skase (Australian, informal)
in the sense of scarper
Definition
to run away or escape
I've never seen anyone scarper so fast.
Synonyms
run away,
flee,
disappear,
go,
depart,
clear off (informal),
beat it (slang),
make off,
abscond,
decamp,
take flight,
hook it (slang),
run for it,
slope off,
cut and run (informal),
beat a hasty retreat,
do a bunk (British, slang),
scram (informal),
take yourself off,
skedaddle (informal),
vamoose (slang, US),
make yourself scarce (informal),
take to your heels,
do a Skase (Australian, informal)
in the sense of take to your heels
Definition
to run off
He stood, for a moment, then took to his heels.
Synonyms
flee,
escape,
run away or off,
take flight,
hook it (slang),
turn tail,
show a clean pair of heels,
skedaddle (informal),
vamoose (slang, US)
in the sense of tap
Definition
to withdraw liquid from (something) as if through a tap
Synonyms
draw off,
open,
drain,
pierce,
bleed (informal),
broach,
siphon off
in the sense of turn tail
Definition
to run away
I turned tail and fled in the direction of the house.
Synonyms
run away,
flee,
run off,
escape,
take off (informal),
retreat,
make off,
hook it (slang),
run for it (informal),
scarper (British, slang),
cut and run,
show a clean pair of heels,
skedaddle (informal),
take to your heels
Synonyms of 'run off'
run off
Explore 'run off' in the dictionary
run off
1. phrasal verb
If you run off with someone, you secretly go away with them in order to live with them or marry them.
The last thing I'm going to do is run off with somebody's husband. [VERBPARTICLE + with]
We could run off together, but neither of us wants to live the rest of our livesabroad. [VPtogether]
2. phrasal verb
If you run off copies of a piece of writing, you produce them using a machine.
If you want to run off a copy sometime today, you're welcome to. [VERBPARTICLE noun]
[Also V n P n]
More Synonyms of run off
See full dictionary entry for run
run-off
also runoff
Word forms: plural run-offs
1. countable noun [usually singular]
A run-off is an extra vote or contest which is held in order to decide the winner of an electionor competition, because no-one has yet clearly won.
There will be a run-off between these two candidates on December 9th. [+ between]
He had failed to make the line-up for the European Championships after losing a run-offwith Marlon Devonish.
...next month's presidential runoff election.
2. uncountable noun
Run-off is rainwater that forms a stream rather than being absorbed by the ground.
The sewers collected sewage and storm runoff and discharged it, untreated, into theharbour.
...runoff water flashing down a gully.
run off in British English
verb(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
nounrunoff, 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
run-off in British English
(ˈrʌnɒf)
noun
1. politics
an extra vote which is held in order to decide the winner of an election, because no-one has yetclearly 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
run off in American English
1. US
to print, typewrite, make copies of, etc.
2.
to cause to be run, performed, played, etc.
3.
to decide the winner of (a race, etc.) by a runoff
4.
to drive (animals, trespassers, etc.) off or away
5.
to flow off; drain
6.
run away
See full dictionary entry for run
run-off in Insurance
(rʌn ɔf)
noun
(Insurance: General)
If an insurance company is in run-off, it no longer takes on new business but still meets its liabilities to existing policyholders.
COLLOCATIONS: in ~
The company will elect whether the termination will be on a run-off basis or a clean-cut basis with an immediate settlement of all present and futureobligations under this agreement.
This once large reinsurer ceased operations last year, and is now in run-off.
If an insurance company is in run-off, it no longer takes on new business but still meets its liabilities to existing policyholders.
Examples of 'run off' in a sentence
run off
One day he taught him a song about a young woman who had run off to sea with a band of desperate pirates.
O'Connor, Joe DESPERADOES
Well, I've offered my assistance and more or less got told to run off and play with myself.
Ruell, Patrick THE ONLY GAME
To add insult to injury, she had run off with the very pot she had cheated to give to Reno.
Elizabeth Lowell ONLY YOU (1992)
At the end, after a series of run-off votes, Antony beat one of the local men by ten votes to six.
Barnard, Robert POLITICAL SUICIDE (2001)
Chinese translation of 'run off'
run off
vi
[person, animal]跑掉 (pǎodiào)
(with sb) 私奔 (sībēn)
vt
[liquid]使流掉 (shǐ liúdiào)
[copies]复(複)印一下 (fùyìn yīxià)
See run
Nearby words of
run off
run down
run in
run into
run off
run out
run out of
run over
1 (phrasal verb)
Definition
to leave quickly
He then ran off towards a nearby underground railway station.
Synonyms
flee
He slammed the bedroom door behind him and fled.
escape
A prisoner has escaped from a jail in Northern England.
bolt
They caught the horse 200 yards from where it had bolted.
run away
I ran away from home when I was sixteen.
clear out
`Clear out!' he bawled, `This is private property.'
make off
They broke free and made off in a stolen car.
decamp
Bugsy decided to decamp to Hollywood from New York.
take flight
hook it (slang)
do a runner (slang)
The accountant did a runner.
scarper (British, slang)
I've never seen anyone scarper so fast.
cut and run (informal)
turn tail
I turned tail and fled in the direction of the house.
fly the coop (US, Canadian, informal)
show a clean pair of heels
skedaddle (informal)
take a powder (US, Canadian, slang)
take it on the lam (US, Canadian, slang)
take to your heels
He stood, for a moment, then took to his heels.
2 (phrasal verb)
Definition
to leave quickly
Synonyms
drain
machines to drain water out of the mines
tap
bleed (informal)
They mean to bleed the common people dry.
siphon
flow away
See run
Additional synonyms
in the sense of bleed
Definition
to obtain money, etc., from (someone), esp. by extortion
They mean to bleed the common people dry.
Synonyms
extort,
milk,
squeeze,
drain,
exhaust,
fleece
in the sense of bolt
Definition
(of a horse) to run away without control
They caught the horse 200 yards from where it had bolted.
Synonyms
run away,
escape,
flee,
abscond,
decamp,
make a break (for it),
do a runner (slang),
run for it,
fly the coop (US, Canadian, informal),
take a powder (US, Canadian, slang),
take it on the lam (US, Canadian, slang)
in the sense of clear out
`Clear out!' he bawled, `This is private property.'