/rʌn ||; rʌn/verb [I,T] (
present participle running;past tense ran /ræn
||; ræn/
past participle run)
1 [I,T] to move using your legs, going faster than a walk 跑；奔跑: I had to run to catch the bus. 我得奔跑以赶上公共汽车。I often go running in the evenings (= as a hobby). 晚上我经常跑步。I ran nearly ten kilometres this morning. 今天早上我跑了差不多十公里。
2 [I,T] to move, or move sth, quickly in a particular direction （使）向某方向快速移动: I've been running around after the kids all day. 我整天跟在孩子屁股后面转。The car ran off the road and hit a tree. 那辆汽车冲出马路，撞到一棵树。She ran her finger down the list of passengers. 她用手指一一指着乘客名单查阅。
3 [I] to lead from one place to another; to be in a particular position 从一地通向另一地；处于某个位置: The road runs along the side of a lake. 这条路沿着湖边伸展。
4 [T] to organize or be in charge of sth; to provide a service 组织；负责；经营；举办: She runs a restaurant. 她经营一家餐馆。They run English courses all the year round. 他们整年举办英语课程。
5 [I,T] to operate or function; to make sth do this （使）运行，运转: The engine is running very smoothly now. 引擎现在运转得很顺畅。We're running a new computer program today. 我们今天运行一个新的计算机程序。
6 [I] to operate at a particular time 定时运作: All the trains are running late this morning. 今天早上所有火车都误点了。We'd better hurry up -- we're running behind schedule. 我们最好快一点─我们进度落后了。
7 [T] to use and pay for a vehicle 使用并负担车辆: It costs a lot to run a car. 养一辆汽车要花许多钱。
8 [I] to continue for a time 持续: My contract has two months left to run. 我的合同还有两个月就要到期。The play ran for nearly two years in a London theatre. 这出戏在伦敦一家戏院连续上演了将近两年。
9 [I,T] (used about water or other liquid) to flow; to make water flow （指水或别的液体）流动；放水: When it's really cold, my nose runs. 每当天气严寒的时候我就流鼻涕。I can hear a tap running somewhere. 我听见某处的水龙头开了。 [T] to run a bath/a tap 在澡盆里放水；开水龙头
10 [I] run with sth to be covered with flowing water 被流水覆盖: My face was running with sweat. 我汗流满面。
11 [I] (used about the colour in material, etc) to spread, for example when the material is washed （指布料等的颜色）化开，掉色，扩散（如在洗涤时）: Don't put that red shirt in the washing machine. It might run. 别把那件红色衬衫放进洗衣机里，会掉色的。
12 [I] run (for sth) to be one of the people hoping to be chosen (a candidate) in an election 竞选: He's running for president. 他在竞选总统。
13 [T] to publish sth in a newspaper or magazine （在报刊上）刊登，发表: ‘The Independent’ is running a series of articles on pollution. 《独立报》正在连续刊登一系列讨论污染的文章。
14 [T] run a test/check (on sth) to do a test or check on sth 进行试验；检查: They're running checks on the power supply to see what the problem is. 他们在检查电力供应，看看问题出在哪里。
be running at to be at a certain level 在某水平
run for it to run in order to escape 逃跑
For other idioms containing run, look at the entries for the nouns, adjectives, etc, for example run in the family is at family. 其他含run的习语，参看有关名词、形容词等词条，如run in the family可参看词条family。 run across sb/sth to meet or find sb/sth by chance 偶然碰见某人；偶然发现某事物
run after sb/sth to try to catch sb/sth 追赶
run away to escape from somewhere 跑开；逃走:
He's run away from home. 他已离家出走。 run sb/sth down 1 to hit a person or an animal with your vehicle （用车辆）撞倒: She was run down by a bus. 她被公共汽车撞倒了。
2 to criticize sb/sth 批评: He's always running her down in front of other people. 他总是当着别人的面批评她。
run (sth) down to stop functioning gradually; to make sth do this （使）渐渐停止作用:
Turn the lights off or you'll run the battery down. 把灯关掉，不然电池会用完的。 run into sb to meet sb by chance 偶遇某人
run into sth to have difficulties or a problem 遇上困难或问题:
If you run into any problems, just let me know. 你碰到什么难题只管告诉我好了。 run (sth) into sb/sth to hit sb/sth with a car, etc 使（汽车等）撞着某人或某物:
He ran his car into a brick wall. 他开车撞上一堵砖墙。 run sth off to copy sth, using a machine 用机器复制
run off with sth to take or steal sth 拿走；偷走
run out (of sth) to finish your supply of sth; to come to an end 用完；完结:
We've run out of coffee. 我们把咖啡喝光了。Time is running out. 时间快到了。My passport runs out next month. 我的护照下个月到期。 run sb/sth over to hit a person or an animal with your vehicle （用车辆）撞倒并轧过（人或动物）:
The child was run over as he was crossing the road. 这孩子过马路时给车辆轧死了。 run through sth to discuss or read sth quickly 匆匆讨论或阅读:
She ran through the names on the list. 她把名单匆匆浏览一遍。