| 单词 | run-in |
| 释义 | run-in (once / 22471 pages) n A run-in is a confrontation or an argument. Peaceful protests go more smoothly when protestors avoid run-ins with the police. If you get in a fight with your brother about how he never loads the dishwasher, you can call that a run-in. A more serious kind of run-in might be a shoplifter's run-in with a store security guard or a basketball player's angry run-in with a referee that gets him benched for the rest of the season. Before 1905, run-in meant an instance of actually running somewhere. WORD FAMILYrun-in USAGE EXAMPLESIt was not Mr. Flynn’s first run-in with the civilian intelligence community. New York Times(Dec 12, 2016) After a run-in with a teacher that landed her in jail briefly, she finished high school in an alternative program. Seattle Times(Nov 25, 2016) At one point in the scene, Luke has a run-in with a bag of flour. Los Angeles Times(Nov 18, 2016) n an angry dispute Syn|Hypo|Hyper dustup, quarrel, row, words, wrangle affray, altercation, fracas noisy quarrel bicker, bickering, fuss, pettifoggery, spat, squabble, tiffa quarrel about petty points bust-upa serious quarrel (especially one that ends a friendship) batrachomyomachiaa silly altercation conflict, difference, difference of opinion, dispute a disagreement or argument about something important |
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