| 释义 |
run to1Extend to or reach (a specified amount or size): the document ran to almost 100 pages...- The expense of returning home could run to considerably more than this.
- All human life is contained within the covers of the book, which runs to 227 pages and contains a wonderful collection of musings and anecdotes.
- The compensation was £585 yet the real cost runs to over £1, 000.
Synonyms reach, extend to, be as high as, be as much as; amount to, add up to, total, come to, equal 1.1Be enough to cover (a particular expense): my income doesn’t run to luxuries like taxis...- Considering she is an 80-year-old pensioner, I do not think her pension would run to that sort of expense.
- The budget can't have run to PR representation.
- Tipton's budget doesn't run to many luxuries.
Synonyms afford, stretch to, manage, have money for 2(Of a person) show a tendency to or inclination towards: she was tall and running to fat...- Her tastes in movies run to romantic comedies and drama.
- Whether your taste runs to Wordsworth, real ale or fell-walking, Grasmere is the right place to start from.
- Anand's taste runs to Aerosmith, Moby and Bon Jovi, while Cathleen prefers Savage Garden and the Backstreet Boys.
Synonyms tend to, show a tendency to; become, get, grow 3Have recourse to (someone) for support: don’t come running to me for a handout...- They get into debt because they don't know how to handle their money and then go running to their parents for a hand-out.
- You care about no-one but yourself so just go along and do what you think is best, but don't you dare come running to me when it backfires on you.
- Don't come running to me when you're so hung over tomorrow you can't get out of bed.
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