| 释义 |
run away with1(Of one’s imagination or emotions) escape the control of: Susan’s imagination was running away with her...- I think I'm letting my emotions run away with me on this one, and being just a little unfair.
- Bear in mind I was very tired and emotionally overwrought when I wrote this blog, my imagination may have run away with itself.
- But then again I'm probably just letting my imagination run away with itself.
2Accept (an idea) without thinking it through properly: a lot of people ran away with the idea that they were pacifists...- Let's not let EMI run away with the idea that it's doing badly - in fact, let's all take this opportunity to drink a toast to their profits, and a successful British company.
- Three cheers for that then, but while this is welcome news indeed and an excellent way of dealing with unruly behaviour, let us not run away with the idea that our society is descending into social anarchy.
- But let's not run away with the idea that Kevin is some kind of burbling half-wit who shouldn't be trusted to do up his own shoelaces.
3Win (a competition or prize) easily: Ipswich are running away with the championship...- Michael Schumacher does not expect to run away with an eighth world championship when the new Formula One season begins in Melbourne, Australia, on Sunday.
- The expectations have certainly changed since I arrived, but there are some good teams in this division and no-one is going to run away with the league this year.
- ‘There is a complete sense of disbelief in the dressing room because 20 minutes into the second half we thought we were going to run away with the game,’ said Farrell.
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