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View usage for: Chinese translation of 'run up'Definition the time just before an event the run-up to the elections Synonyms time leading up to approach build-up preliminaries
1. phrasal verbIf someone runs up bills or debts, they acquire them by buying a lot of things or borrowing money. He ran up a £1,400 bill at the Britannia Adelphi Hotel. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Many ran up huge debts as they spent millions to buy foreign players.. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] 2. See also run-up See full dictionary entry for run
Word forms: plural run-ups1. singular nounThe run-up to an event is the period of time just before it. [mainly British] The issue of the monarchy is complicating politics in the run-up to the elections. The company believes the products will sell well in the run-up to Christmas. [+ to] Synonyms: time leading up to, approach, build-up, preliminaries More Synonyms of run up 2. countable nounIn sport, a run-up is the run made by a player or athlete, for example before throwing a ball or a javelin,or before jumping. When I began to compete again, I was struggling with my run-up. run up in British Englishverb (tr, adverb)1. to amass or accumulate; incur to run up debts 2. to make by sewing together quickly to run up a dress 3. to hoist to run up a flag noun run-up4. an approach run by an athlete for a long jump, pole vault, etc 5. a preliminary or preparatory period the run-up to the election run-up in British English (ˈrʌnʌp) noun1. the period of time just before an event in the run-up to the elections The issue of the monarchy is complicating politics in the run-up to the elections. in the run-up to Christmas The company believes the products will sell well in the run-up to Christmas. 2. the run made by a player or athlete, for example before throwing a ball or a javelin, or before jumping When I began to compete, I struggled with my run-up. run up in American English 1. to raise, rise, make, or build rapidly 2. to let (bills, debts, etc.) accumulate 3. to sew with a rapid succession of stitches See full dictionary entry for run run-up in American English (ˈrʌnˌʌp) noun1. Chiefly British a preparatory period preceding an important event 2. US a substantial, often rapid, increase in cost, price, value, etc. Examples of 'run up' in a sentencerun up British English: run-up NOUN The run-up to an event is the period of time just before it. The issue is complicating politics in the run-up to the elections. - American English: run-up
- Brazilian Portuguese: véspera
- Chinese: 前夕
- European Spanish: periodo previo
- French: période qui précède
- German: Vorfeld
- Italian: periodo precedente
- Japanese: 直前
- Korean: ~직전 기간
- European Portuguese: véspera
- Latin American Spanish: periodo previo
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