running

noun

/ˈrʌnɪŋ/

[uncountable]Idioms

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the action or sport of running
- to go running
- long-distance/cross-country running
- running shoes
Topics Sports: other sportsa2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- cross-country
- fell
- distance
- …
running + noun
- event
- race
- gear
- …
See full entry
the activity of managing or operating something
- the day-to-day running of a business
- the running costs of a car (= for example of fuel, repairs, insurance)
- Mr Matengu was overseeing the smooth running of the exhibition.
- She took over the running of the organization.
- They are there to ensure the safe running of the event.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- efficient
- smooth
- day-to-day
- …
verb + running
- be involved in
- be responsible for
running + noun
- costs
- expenses
See full entry
-running
(in compounds) the activity of bringing something such as drugs, guns, etc. into a country secretly and illegally
- drug-running
Topics Crime and punishmentc2

Idioms

in/out of the running (for something)

(informal) having some/no chance of succeeding or achieving somethingTopics Successc2, Difficulty and failurec2

make the running

(British English, informal) to set the speed at which something is done; to take the lead in doing something

running

adjective

/ˈrʌnɪŋ/

Idioms

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used after a number and a noun such as ‘year’ ‘day’ or ‘time’, to say that something has happened in the same way several times, without a change
- She's won the championship three years running.
- It was the third day running that the train had been late.
- No party has won an election four times running.
running water is water that is flowing somewhere or water that is supplied to a building and available to be used through taps
- I can hear the sound of running water.
- a remote cottage without electricity or running water
[only before noun] lasting a long time; continuous synonym ongoing
- For years he had fought a running battle with the authorities over the land.
- a running argument
- His old raincoat became a running joke (= people kept laughing at it).
see also long-running
-running
(in compounds) running or flowing in the way mentioned
- a fast-running river
- They showed the free-running, slick football that has become their trademark.

Idioms

in running/working order

(especially of machines) working well
- The engine is now in perfect running order.

(go and) take a running jump

(old-fashioned, informal) used to tell somebody in a rude way to go away
- Why didn’t you just tell him to take a running jump?

单词	running
释义	running noun /ˈrʌnɪŋ/ /ˈrʌnɪŋ/ [uncountable]Idioms jump to other results enlarge image the action or sport of running to go running long-distance/cross-country running running shoes Topics Sports: other sportsa2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective cross-country fell distance … running + noun event race gear … See full entry the activity of managing or operating something the day-to-day running of a business the running costs of a car (= for example of fuel, repairs, insurance) Mr Matengu was overseeing the smooth running of the exhibition. She took over the running of the organization. They are there to ensure the safe running of the event. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective efficient smooth day-to-day … verb + running be involved in be responsible for running + noun costs expenses See full entry -running (in compounds) the activity of bringing something such as drugs, guns, etc. into a country secretly and illegally drug-running Topics Crime and punishmentc2 Idioms in/out of the running (for something) (informal) having some/no chance of succeeding or achieving somethingTopics Successc2, Difficulty and failurec2 make the running (British English, informal) to set the speed at which something is done; to take the lead in doing something running adjective /ˈrʌnɪŋ/ /ˈrʌnɪŋ/ Idioms jump to other results used after a number and a noun such as ‘year’ ‘day’ or ‘time’, to say that something has happened in the same way several times, without a change She's won the championship three years running. It was the third day running that the train had been late. No party has won an election four times running. running water is water that is flowing somewhere or water that is supplied to a building and available to be used through taps I can hear the sound of running water. a remote cottage without electricity or running water [only before noun] lasting a long time; continuous synonym ongoing For years he had fought a running battle with the authorities over the land. a running argument His old raincoat became a running joke (= people kept laughing at it). see also long-running -running (in compounds) running or flowing in the way mentioned a fast-running river They showed the free-running, slick football that has become their trademark. Idioms in running/working order (especially of machines) working well The engine is now in perfect running order. (go and) take a running jump (old-fashioned, informal) used to tell somebody in a rude way to go away Why didn’t you just tell him to take a running jump?
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