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run R0345900 (rŭn)v. ran (răn), run, run·ning, runs v.intr.1. a. To move swiftly on foot so that both or all feet are not on the ground during each stride.b. To retreat rapidly; flee: When they heard the police siren, they ran.c. Informal To depart; leave: Sorry, I have to run.2. To migrate, especially to move in a shoal in order to spawn. Used of fish.3. a. To move without hindrance or restraint: We let the dog run in the field.b. To move or go quickly or hurriedly: run around doing errands.c. To go when in trouble or distress: He is always running to his lawyer.d. To make a short, quick trip or visit: ran next door to borrow a cup of sugar; ran down to the store.4. a. To take part in a race or contest by running: ran in the marathon; athletes who run for the gold medal.b. To compete in a race for elected office: ran for mayor.c. To finish a race or contest in a specified position: ran second.5. To move freely, as on wheels: The car ran downhill. The drawer runs on small bearings.6. To travel over a regular route: The ferry runs every hour.7. Nautical To sail or steer before the wind or on an indicated course: run before a storm.8. a. To flow, especially in a steady stream: Fresh water runs from the spring. Turn on the faucet and let the water run.b. To melt and flow: The flame made the solder run.c. To emit pus, mucus, or serous fluid: Pollen makes my nose run.d. To be wet or covered with a liquid: The street ran with blood. The mourners' eyes ran with tears.e. To spread or dissolve, as dyes in fabric.f. To have dye spread or dissolve: Colorfast garments are not supposed to run.9. a. To extend, stretch, or reach in a certain direction or to a particular point: This road runs to the next town.b. To extend, spread, or climb as a result of growing: Ivy ran up the wall.c. To become known or prevalent rapidly in or over an area: disease that ran rampant.d. To unravel along a line: Her stocking ran.10. a. To be valid or in effect, as in a given area: The speed limit runs only to the town line.b. To be present as a valid accompaniment: Fishing rights run with ownership of the land.c. To accumulate or accrue: The interest runs from the first of the month.11. To be in operation; function or work: The engine is running.12. a. To pass; elapse: Days ran into weeks.b. To tend to persist or recur: Stinginess seems to run in that family.13. a. To pass into or become subject to a specified condition: We ran into debt.b. To take a particular form, order, or expression: My reasoning runs thus. The report runs as follows.c. To tend or incline: Their taste in art runs to the bizarre.d. To occupy or exist in a certain range: The sizes run from small to large.14. a. To be presented or performed: The lecture is running late. The play ran for six months.b. To be published or broadcast, especially as news: The story ran in the sports section on Sunday.v.tr.1. a. To travel over on foot at a pace faster than a walk: ran the entire distance.b. To cause (an animal) to move quickly or rapidly: ran the horse around the track.c. To allow to move without restraint: We like to run the dogs along the beach.d. To hunt or pursue; chase: dogs running deer.2. To cause to move quickly: She ran her fingers along the keyboard.3. Nautical To cause to move on a course: We ran our boat into a cove.4. To cause to be in a given condition: The toddlers ran me ragged.5. a. To cause to compete in a race: He ran two horses in the Kentucky Derby.b. To present or nominate for elective office: The party ran her for senator.6. a. To convey or transport: Run me into town. Run the garbage over to the dump.b. Football To attempt to advance (the ball) by carrying it.c. To smuggle: run guns.7. To pass over or through: run the rapids; run a roadblock.8. a. To cause to flow: run water into a tub.b. To be flowing with: The fountains ran champagne.9. Metallurgy a. To melt, fuse, or smelt (metal).b. To mold or cast (molten metal): run gold into ingots.10. a. To cause to extend or pass: run a rope between the poles.b. To mark or trace on a surface: run a pencil line between two points.c. To sew with a continuous line of stitches: run a seam.d. To cause to unravel along a line: She ran her stocking on a splinter.11. To submit for consideration or review: I'll run the idea by you before I write the proposal.12. a. To continue to present or perform: ran the film for a month.b. To publish in a periodical: run an advertisement.13. a. To cause to crash or collide: ran the car into a fence.b. To cause to penetrate: I ran a pin into my thumb.14. a. To subject oneself or be subjected to: run a risk.b. To have as an ongoing financial obligation: run a deficit; run a tab.c. To be as a cost for; cost: Those hotel rooms can run you hundreds of dollars a night.15. Games a. To score (balls or points) consecutively in billiards: run 15 balls.b. To clear (the table) in pool by consecutive scores.16. a. To cause to function; operate: run a machine.b. To control, manage, or direct: ran the campaign by himself; a bureau that runs espionage operations.c. To do or carry out: run errands; run an experiment.17. a. Computers To process or execute (a program or instruction).b. To compare (data) with data in a database or other storage medium: The police ran the license plate number to see if the car was registered.n.1. a. An act or period of running: How was your run this morning?b. A pace faster than a walk: set off at a brisk run.2. a. A distance covered by running or traveling: a 10-mile run.b. The time taken to cover such a distance: By taxi, it is a two minutes' run from the station.c. A quick trip or visit: a run into town.d. A scheduled or regular route: a delivery run.e. A straight course or short distance followed by an aircraft before dropping a bomb on a target.f. A stretch or period of riding, as in a race or to the hounds.g. Sports The distance a golf ball rolls after hitting the ground.h. Unrestricted freedom or use of an area: We had the run of the library.3. a. Sports A running race: the winner of the mile run.b. A campaign for public office: She managed his successful senatorial run.4. Baseball A point scored by advancing around the bases and reaching home plate safely.5. Football A player's act of carrying the ball, usually for a specified distance: a 30-yard run.6. a. The migration of fish, especially in order to spawn.b. A group or school of fish ascending a river in order to spawn.7. a. A track or slope along or down which something can travel: a logging run.b. A pipe or channel through which something flows.c. Sports A particular type of passage down a hill or across country experienced by an athlete, such as a skier or bobsledder: had two very good runs before the end of the day.d. A trail or way made or frequented by animals.e. An outdoor enclosure for domestic animals or poultry: a dog run.f. Australian & New Zealand A tract of open land used for raising livestock; a ranch.8. a. A continuous length or extent of something: a five-foot run of tubing.b. The direction, configuration, or lie of something: the run of the grain in leather.c. Nautical The immersed part of a ship's hull abaft of the middle body.d. A length of torn or unraveled stitches in a knitted fabric.e. Geology A vein or seam, as of ore or rock.9. a. A continuous period of operation, especially of a machine or factory: gave the new furnace a run.b. The production achieved during such a period: a press run of 15,000 copies.c. Computers An execution of a specific program or instruction.10. a. A movement or flow: a run of sap.b. The duration or amount of such a flow.c. A drip of paint or a mark left by such a drip.d. Eastern Lower Northern US See creek.e. A fall or slide, as of sand or mud.11. a. An unbroken series or sequence: a run of dry summers.b. Games A continuous sequence of playing cards in one suit.c. An unbroken sequence or period of performances or presentations, as in the theater.d. A successful sequence of actions, such as well-played shots or victories in a sport.e. Music A rapid sequence of notes.f. A series of unexpected and urgent demands, as by depositors or customers: a run on a bank.12. a. A sustained state or condition: a run of good luck.b. A trend or tendency: the run of events.13. The average type, group, or category: The broad run of voters want the candidate to win.14. runs Informal Diarrhea. Often used with the.adj.1. Being in a melted or molten state: run butter; run gold.2. Completely exhausted from running.Phrasal Verbs: run across To find by chance; come upon. run after1. To pursue; chase.2. To seek the company or attention of for purposes of courting: He finally became tired of running after her. run against1. To encounter unexpectedly; run into.2. To work against; oppose: found public sentiment running against him. run along To go away; leave. run away1. To flee; escape.2. To leave one's home, especially to elope.3. To stampede. run down1. To stop because of lack of force or power: The alarm clock finally ran down.2. To cause or allow (the time remaining in a sports contest) to elapse.3. To make tired; cause to decline in vigor.4. a. To collide with and knock down: a pedestrian who was run down by a speeding motorist.b. Nautical To collide with and cause to sink.5. To chase and capture: Detectives ran down the suspects.6. To trace the source of: The police ran down all possible leads in the case.7. To disparage: Don't run her down; she is very talented.8. To go over; review: run down a list once more.9. Baseball To put a runner out after trapping him or her between two bases. run in1. To insert or include as something extra: ran in an illustration next to the first paragraph.2. Printing To make a solid body of text without a paragraph or other break.3. Slang To take into legal custody.4. To pay a casual visit: We ran in for an hour. run into1. To meet or find by chance: ran into an old friend.2. To encounter (something): ran into trouble.3. To collide with.4. To amount to: His net worth runs into seven figures. run off1. To print, duplicate, or copy: ran off 200 copies of the report.2. To run away; elope.3. To flow off; drain away.4. To decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff.5. To force or drive off (trespassers, for example). run on1. To keep going; continue.2. To talk volubly, persistently, and usually inconsequentially: He is always running on about his tax problems.3. To continue a text without a formal break. run out1. To become used up; be exhausted: Our supplies finally ran out.2. To put out by force; compel to leave: We ran him out of town.3. To become void, especially through the passage of time or an omission: an insurance policy that had run out.4. To cause or allow (the time remaining in a sports contest) to elapse. run over1. To collide with, knock down, and often pass over: The car ran over a child.2. To read or review quickly: run over a speech before giving it.3. To flow over.4. To go beyond a limit: The meeting ran over by 30 minutes. run through1. To pierce: The soldier was run through by a bayonet.2. To use up quickly: She ran through all her money.3. To rehearse quickly: Let's run through the first act again.4. To go over the salient points or facts of: The crew ran through the preflight procedures. We ran through the witness's testimony before presenting it in court. run up To make or become greater or larger: ran up huge bills; run up the price of the company's stock. run with1. To keep company: runs with a wild crowd. 2. To take as one's own; adopt: "[He] was determined to run with the idea and go public before it had been researched" (Betty Cuniberti).Idioms: a run for (one's) money Strong competition. in the long run In the final analysis or outcome. in the short run In the immediate future. on the run1. a. In rapid retreat: guerrillas on the run after an ambush.b. In hiding: fugitives on the run.2. Hurrying busily from place to place: executives always on the run from New York to Los Angeles. run a temperature/fever To have a higher than normal body temperature. run away with1. a. To make off with hurriedly.b. To steal.2. To be greater or bigger than others in (a performance, for example).run foul/afoul of1. To run into; collide with: a sloop that had run foul of the submerged reef.2. To come into conflict with: a pickpocket who ran foul of the law. run in place To go through the movements of running without leaving one's original position. run interference To deal with problems or difficult matters for someone else. run off at the mouth To talk excessively or indiscreetly. run off with To capture or carry off: ran off with the state championship. run (one's) eyes over To look at or read in a cursory manner. run out of To exhaust the supply of: ran out of fuel. run out of gas/steam Slang 1. To exhaust one's energy or enthusiasm.2. To falter or come to a stop because of a lack of capital, support, or enthusiasm. run out on To abandon: has run out on the family. run rings around To be markedly superior to. run scared Informal To become intimidated or frightened. run short To become scanty or insufficient in supply: Fuel oil ran short during the winter. run short of To use up so that a supply becomes insufficient or scanty: ran short of paper clips.run to earth/ground1. To pursue (a hunted animal) to its den or lair.2. To search for and find (someone or something).3. To investigate (something) fully, usually with success. [Middle English ernen, runnen, from Old English rinnan, eornan, earnan, and from Old Norse rinna; see rei- in Indo-European roots.]Our Living Language Traditional terms for "a small, fast-flowing stream" vary throughout the eastern United States especially and are enshrined in many place names. Speakers in the eastern part of the Lower North (including Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware, Maryland, and southern Pennsylvania) use the word run. Speakers in the Hudson Valley and Catskills, the Dutch settlement areas of New York State, may call such a stream a kill. Brook has come to be used throughout the Northeast. Southerners refer to a branch, and throughout the rural northern United States the term is often crick, a variant of creek.run down vb (mainly adverb) 1. (Automotive Engineering) to cause or allow (an engine, battery, etc) to lose power gradually and cease to function or (of an engine, battery, etc) to do this2. to decline or reduce in number or size: the firm ran down its sales force. 3. (tr, usually passive) to tire, sap the strength of, or exhaust: he was thoroughly run down and needed a holiday. 4. (tr) to criticize adversely; denigrate; decry5. (tr) to hit and knock to the ground with a moving vehicle6. (Nautical Terms) nautical a. (tr) to collide with and cause to sinkb. (intr, preposition) to navigate so as to move parallel to (a coast)7. (tr) to pursue and find or capture: to run down a fugitive. 8. (tr) to read swiftly or perfunctorily: he ran down their list of complaints. adj 9. tired; exhausted 10. worn-out, shabby, or dilapidated n 11. a brief review, résumé, or summary 12. (Automotive Engineering) the process of a motor or mechanism coming gradually to a standstill after the source of power is removed 13. a reduction in number or size ThesaurusVerb | 1. | run down - trace; "We are running down a few tips"check outact on, follow up on, pursue - carry further or advance; "Can you act on this matter soon?" | | 2. | run down - move downward; "The water ran down"course, flow, run, feed - move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi" | | 3. | run down - injure or kill by running over, as with a vehiclerun overinjure, wound - cause injuries or bodily harm to | | 4. | run down - use up all one's strength and energy and stop working; "At the end of the march, I pooped out"poop out, conk out, peter out, run outfatigue, jade, tire, weary, pall - lose interest or become bored with something or somebody; "I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food" | | 5. | run down - examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"glance over, scan, skim, rakeexamine, see - observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect; "The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country" | | 6. | run down - deplete; "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our strength"play out, sap, tire, exhaustplay out - become spent or exhausted; "The champion's strength played out fast"deplete, use up, wipe out, eat up, exhaust, run through, eat, consume - use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week" | | 7. | run down - pursue until captured; "They ran down the fugitive"dog, give chase, go after, chase, tail, chase after, trail, track, tag - go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit" |
runverb1. To move swiftly on foot so that both feet leave the ground during each stride:scamper, scurry, sprint.2. To move swiftly:bolt, bucket, bustle, dart, dash, festinate, flash, fleet, flit, fly, haste, hasten, hurry, hustle, pelt, race, rocket, rush, sail, scoot, scour, shoot, speed, sprint, tear, trot, whirl, whisk, whiz, wing, zip, zoom.Informal: hotfoot, rip.Slang: barrel, highball.Chiefly British: nip.Idioms: get a move on, get cracking, go like lightning, go like the wind, hotfoot it, make haste, make time, make tracks, run like the wind, shake a leg, step on it.3. To leave hastily:bolt, get out.Informal: clear out, get, hotfoot, skedaddle.Slang: hightail, scram, vamoose.Idioms: beat it, hightail it, hotfoot it , make tracks.4. To move or proceed away from a place.Also used with along:depart, exit, get away, get off, go, go away, leave, pull out, quit, retire, withdraw.Informal: cut out, push off, shove off.Slang: blow, split, take off.Idioms: hit the road, take leave.5. To be with as a companion.Also used with around:associate, consort, fraternize, hang around, hobnob, troop.Slang: hang out.Idiom: rub elbows.6. To look to when in need:apply, go, refer, repair, resort, turn.Idioms: fall back on, have recourse to.7. To complete a race or competition in a specified position:come in, finish, place.8. To move freely as a liquid:circulate, course, flow, stream.9. To come forth or emit in abundance:flow, gush, pour, rush, stream, surge, well.10. To change from a solid to a liquid:deliquesce, dissolve, flux, fuse, liquefy, melt, thaw.11. To proceed on a certain course or for a certain distance:carry, extend, go, lead, reach, stretch.12. To change or fluctuate within limits:extend, go, range, vary.13. To be performed:play, show.14. To urge to move along:drive, herd.15. To look for and pursue (game) in order to capture or kill it:chase, drive, hunt, stalk.16. To perform a function effectively:function, go, operate, take, work.17. To set or keep going:actuate, drive, impel, mobilize, move, propel.18. To control or direct the functioning of:manage, operate, use, work.19. To import or export secretly and illegally:bootleg, smuggle.Idiom: run contraband.20. To separate or pull apart by force:rend, rip, rive, split, tear.21. To cause to penetrate with force:dig, drive, plunge, ram, sink, stab, stick, thrust.22. To control the course of (an activity):carry on, conduct, direct, manage, operate, steer.23. To have charge of (the affairs of others):administer, administrate, direct, govern, head, manage, superintend, supervise.phrasal verb run acrossTo find or meet by chance:bump into, chance on (or upon), come across, come on (or upon), find, happen on (or upon), light on (or upon), run into, stumble on (or upon), tumble on.Archaic: alight on (or upon).Idiom: meet up with.phrasal verb run afterTo follow (another) with the intent of overtaking and capturing:chase, pursue.Idioms: be in pursuit, give chase.phrasal verb run awayTo break loose and leave suddenly, as from confinement or from a difficult or threatening situation:abscond, break out, decamp, escape, flee, fly, get away.Informal: skip (out).Slang: lam.Regional: absquatulate.Idioms: blow the coop, cut and run, give someone the slip, make a getaway, take flight, take it on the lam.phrasal verb run down1. To lose so much strength and power as to become ineffective or motionless:burn out, give out.Slang: poop out.2. To pursue and locate:hunt down, nose out, trace, track down.Idiom: run to earth.3. To think, represent, or speak of as small or unimportant:belittle, decry, denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, derogate, detract, discount, disparage, downgrade, minimize, slight, talk down.Idiom: make light of.4. To give a recapitulation of the salient facts of:abstract, epitomize, go over, recapitulate, review, run through, summarize, sum up, synopsize, wrap up.Informal: recap.phrasal verb run in1. Slang. To take into custody as a prisoner:apprehend, arrest, seize.Informal: nab, pick up.Slang: bust, collar, pinch.2. To go to or seek out the company of in order to socialize:call, come by, come over, drop by, drop in, look in, look up, pop in, see, stop (by or in), visit.Idiom: pay a visit.phrasal verb run into1. To find or meet by chance:bump into, chance on (or upon), come across, come on (or upon), find, happen on (or upon), light on (or upon), run across, stumble on (or upon), tumble on.Archaic: alight on (or upon).Idiom: meet up with.2. To come up against:confront, encounter, face, meet.3. To come to in number or quantity:aggregate, amount, number, reach, total.Idiom: add up to.phrasal verb run onTo talk volubly, persistently, and usually inconsequentially:babble, blabber, chatter, chitchat, clack, jabber, palaver, prate, prattle, rattle (on).Informal: go on, spiel.Slang: gab, gas, jaw, yak.Idioms: run off at the mouth, shoot the breeze.phrasal verb run out1. To make or become no longer active or productive:deplete, desiccate, dry up, give out, play out.2. To prove deficient or insufficient:fail, give out.Idioms: fall short, run dry, run short.3. To become void, especially through passage of time or an omission:expire, lapse.phrasal verb run through1. To use all of:consume, drain, draw down, eat up, exhaust, expend, finish, play out, spend, use up.Informal: polish off.2. To give a recapitulation of the salient facts of:abstract, epitomize, go over, recapitulate, review, run down, summarize, sum up, synopsize, wrap up.Informal: recap.3. To look through reading matter casually:browse, dip into, flip through, glance at (or over) (or through), leaf (through), riffle (through), scan, skim, thumb (through).phrasal verb run upTo make or become greater or larger:aggrandize, amplify, augment, boost, build, build up, burgeon, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, grow, increase, magnify, mount, multiply, proliferate, rise, snowball, soar, swell, upsurge, wax.Informal: beef up.noun1. A trip in a motor vehicle:drive, ride.Informal: spin, whirl.2. Chiefly Regional. A small stream:brook, creek.Chiefly Regional: branch, kill.3. A hole made by tearing:rent, rip, tear.4. A number of things placed or occurring one after the other:chain, consecution, course, order, procession, progression, round, sequence, series, string, succession, suite, train.Informal: streak.Translationsrun (ran) – present participle ˈrunning: past tense ran (rӕn) : past participle run – verb1. (of a person or animal) to move quickly, faster than walking. He ran down the road. 奔跑 跑2. to move smoothly. Trains run on rails. 行駛 行驶3. (of water etc) to flow. Rivers run to the sea; The tap is running. 流動 流4. (of a machine etc) to work or operate. The engine is running; He ran the motor to see if it was working. 運轉 运行5. to organize or manage. He runs the business very efficiently. 經營 经营6. to race. Is your horse running this afternoon? 賽跑 赛跑7. (of buses, trains etc) to travel regularly. The buses run every half hour; The train is running late. (公車、火車)固定發車 使(车,船等)按时(车,船)行驶 8. to last or continue; to go on. The play ran for six weeks. 持續 持续(进行) 9. to own and use, especially of cars. He runs a Rolls Royce. 擁有(尤指車輛) 驾驶10. (of colour) to spread. When I washed my new dress the colour ran. (顏色)暈開 (颜色)渗开 11. to drive (someone); to give (someone) a lift. He ran me to the station. 開車載(某人) 让...搭车到12. to move (something). She ran her fingers through his hair; He ran his eyes over the letter. 移動(某物) 移动13. (in certain phrases) to be or become. The river ran dry; My blood ran cold (= I was afraid). 變得... 变得... noun1. the act of running. He went for a run before breakfast. 奔跑 跑步2. a trip or drive. We went for a run in the country. 旅行或兜風 短时旅行3. a length of time (for which something continues). He's had a run of bad luck. (持續的)一段時間 一段时间4. a ladder (in a stocking etc). I've got a run in my tights. 脫線 抽丝5. the free use (of a place). He gave me the run of his house. 免費使用 免费使用6. in cricket, a batsman's act of running from one end of the wicket to the other, representing a single score. He scored/made 50 runs for his team. (板球)擊球員從三柱門一端跑到另一端得分 持球跑打法,跑垒 7. an enclosure or pen. a chicken-run. 飼養場 饲养场ˈrunner noun1. a person who runs. There are five runners in this race. 賽跑選手 赛跑的人2. the long narrow part on which a sledge etc moves. He polished the runners of the sledge; an ice-skate runner. 雪橇的滑板,溜冰鞋的冰刀 滑道, 滑行装置3. a long stem of a plant which puts down roots. 植物的長匐莖 植物长匐茎ˈrunning adjective1. of or for running. running shoes. (用來)奔跑的 奔跑的2. continuous. a running commentary on the football match. 連續的 连续的 adverb one after another; continuously. We travelled for four days running. 連續地 连续地ˈrunny adjective liquid; watery. Do you like your egg yolk firm or runny?; The baby has a runny nose. 水水的,流鼻涕的 流粘液的ˈrunaway noun a person, animal etc that runs away. The police caught the two runaways; (also adjective) a runaway horse. 逃跑的人或動物 潜逃者,逃跑者 ˌrunˈdown adjective tired or exhausted because one has worked too hard. He feels run-down. 精疲力盡 精疲力尽ˌrunner-ˈup noun a person, thing etc that is second in a race or competition. My friend won the prize and I was the runner-up. 亞軍 亚军ˈrunway noun a wide path from which aircraft take off and on which they land. The plane landed on the runway. 飛機跑道 飞机跑道in/out of the running having (no) chance of success. She's in the running for the job of director. 有(無)機會成功 步调一致(不一致)地 on the run escaping; running away. He's on the run from the police. 潛逃藏匿 逃跑run across to meet. I ran across an old friend. 碰見 偶然碰见run after to chase. The dog ran after a cat. 追逐 追逐run aground (of a ship) to become stuck on rocks etc. 觸礁 触礁run along to go away. Run along now, children! 走開 走开run away1. to escape. He ran away from school. 逃跑 逃走2. (with with) to steal. He ran away with all her money. 偷走 携带...潜逃3. (with with) to go too fast etc to be controlled by. The horse ran away with him. 過快失控 失去控制run down1. (of a clock, battery etc) to finish working. My watch has run down – it needs rewinding. (鐘)不走,(電池)沒電 停止走动,用完 2. (of a vehicle or driver) to knock down. I was run down by a bus. 撞倒 撞倒3. to speak badly of. He is always running me down. 說(某人)壞話 说...的坏话run for to stand for election for. He is running for president. 競選 竞选run for it to try to escape. Quick – run for it! 快跑 (为躲避大雨或危险)快跑 run in to get (a new engine etc) working properly. 試運轉 试运转run into1. to meet. I ran into her in the street. 碰見 碰见2. to crash into or collide with. The car ran into a lamp-post. 撞到,相撞 撞在run its course to develop or happen in the usual way. The fever ran its course. 聽其自然 按常规进行run off1. to print or copy. I want 500 copies run off at once. 印出 印出2. (with with) to steal or take away. He ran off with my wife. 偷走,拐跑 拐跑run out1. (of a supply) to come to an end. The food has run out. 耗盡 用尽2. (with of) to have no more. We've run out of money. 花光 花光run over1. (of a vehicle or driver) to knock down or drive over. Don't let the dog out of the garden or he'll get run over. (被車)撞倒,碾過 (被车辆)压(伤),辗(伤) 2. to repeat for practice. Let's run over the plan again. 演練 复述,排练 run a temperature to have a fever. 發燒 发烧run through to look at, deal with etc, one after another. He ran through their instructions. 逐一看過或處理 匆匆看过或处理run to to have enough money for. We can't run to a new car this year. 有足夠的錢買(某物) 有钱做(某事) run up1. to hoist (a flag). 升起 升起2. to make quickly or roughly. I can run up a dress in a couple of hours. 趕製 赶做(衣服) 3. to collect up, accumulate (debts). He ran up an enormous bill. 累積(債務) 积累(债务) run wild to go out of control. They let their children run wild; The garden was running wild. 失控,雜草叢生 失去控制,荒芜
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run down1. verb To hit someone or something with one's car, especially intentionally or due to reckless driving. A noun or pronoun can be used between "run" and "down." The car swerved onto the sidewalk and nearly ran down an entire family.2. verb To find someone or something after a search; to track down someone or something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "run" and "down." I ran down a colleague from years ago who might be able to help us with the tax situation. I ran that file down that you were asking about. It looks like the account hasn't been active in years.3. verb To criticize, deprecate, or belittle someone or something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "run" and "down." There's no need to run down his work like that! Sarah's father has been running her down for years.4. adjective In poor health; feeling exhausted and sick. In this usage, the phrase is often hyphenated. A: "I think I'm getting a sore throat." B: "You're probably run-down—you haven't gotten a full night's sleep in weeks!"5. noun The general details about or a brief summary of something. In this usage, the phrase is usually spelled as one word. Please give me a rundown of what was discussed at the board meeting yesterday. I'll just give you a quick rundown before we get started.6. noun In baseball or softball, a situation in which a baserunner is caught off base between two defensive players (one of whom has the ball) attempting to tag the runner "out." In this usage, the phrase is usually spelled as one word. The runner rounded third without seeing the throw come in and got caught in a rundown.See also: down, runrun someone or something down 1. to collide with and knock down someone or something. The drunken driver ran three pedestrians down. Mary ran down a stop sign. 2. to criticize or deride someone or something. Please stop running me down all the time. I can't be that bad! You run down everybody who takes your old job! 3. to hunt for and locate someone or something. Could you run some information down for me? I was finally able to run down my old friend.See also: down, runrun something downto use something having batteries, a motor, or an engine until it has no more power and it stops. Who ran my electric toothbrush down? Someone ran down my batteries.See also: down, runrun down 1. to come down, running or very quickly; to go down, running or very quickly. I need to talk to you down here. Can you run down? I will run down and talk to you. 2. [for something] to lose power and stop working. The clock ran down because no one was there to wind it. The toy ran down and wouldn't go again until it had been wound. 3. to become worn or dilapidated. The property was allowed to run down, and it took a lot of money to fix it up. The old neighborhood has certainly run down since we moved away.See also: down, runrun down1. Stop because of lack of power or force, as in The alarm clock finally ran down. [Mid-1700s] 2. Make or be tired, cause to decline or be declined in health or vigor, as in His long illness ran him down, leaving him with no energy, or After that huge assignment his strength ran down. [First half of 1800s] 3. Collide with and knock over, as in The speeding motorist ran down a pedestrian. [Second half of 1500s] 4. Chase and capture, as in Police detectives ran down the suspects. [Second half of 1600s] 5. Trace the source of, as in She ran down all the references at the library. 6. Disparage, as in Don't run him down, he's a talented actor. [Second half of 1600s] Also see put down, def. 4. 7. Also, run one's eyes over. Look over, review, as in Let's run down the membership list again and see if we can pick a delegate, or She ran her eyes over the crowd, looking for her husband. 8. In baseball, tag out a runner between bases, as in We might have won but in the last inning they ran down two of our runners. See also: down, runrun downv.1. To stop because of lack of force or power: The battery ran down, causing the clock to stop.2. To make someone or something tired or worn; cause someone or something to lose vigor: All of that work ran me down. The headlights ran down the battery.3. To collide with and knock down or damage someone or something: That speeding car almost ran me down. The bus ran down a pedestrian.4. To chase and capture someone or something: The detectives ran down the suspects and had them arrested. The wolves separated one of the elk from the herd and ran it down.5. To trace the source of something: The police ran down all possible leads in the case. We had the license plate number, so we ran it down and got the name of the driver.6. To disparage someone or something: Don't run her down—she is very talented.7. To review something from top to bottom, such as a list; go over something: Let's run down the list of new members and see who has paid the membership fee.8. Baseball To put a runner out after trapping him or her between two bases: The visiting team managed to run down three players in one inning. The runner tried to get to third base, but the shortstop caught the ball and ran him down.See also: down, runrundown n. a summary bringing someone up to date. Can you give me a rundown on what’s happened since noon? run down
run down the process of a motor or mechanism coming gradually to a standstill after the source of power is removed LegalSeeRunFinancialSeerunrun down
Synonyms for run downverb traceSynonymsRelated Wordsverb move downwardRelated Wordsverb injure or kill by running over, as with a vehicleSynonymsRelated Wordsverb use up all one's strength and energy and stop workingSynonyms- poop out
- conk out
- peter out
- run out
Related Wordsverb examine hastilySynonymsRelated Wordsverb depleteSynonymsRelated Words- play out
- deplete
- use up
- wipe out
- eat up
- exhaust
- run through
- eat
- consume
verb pursue until capturedRelated Words- dog
- give chase
- go after
- chase
- tail
- chase after
- trail
- track
- tag
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