► DRIVE SB if- T m V K 13 [VN +adv./prep.] (informal) to

drive sb to a place in a car Shall I run you

home? M3fW-xkVf\B\MW®^?

► MOVE SOMEWHERE ft i, 14 [V +adv./prep.] to move,

especially quickly, in a particular direction ( )

The car ran off the road into a ditch. HW-Ml life ff /±S jffr M, ffej M o 0 A shiver ran down my spine.

0 The sledge ran smoothly over the frozen snow. ISfiT^if^iiMTT-ltitfefiTr <. 0 The old tramlines are still there but now no trams run on them. tT„

15 [VN +adv./prep.] to move sth in a particular direction ) : She ran her fingers nervously through her hair. TTb o I ran my eyes

over the page. ft'A

► LEAD/STRETCH 'j | B' ; fife 16 [-t-tfc/v./prep.] to lead or

stretch from one place to another; to make sth do this (fsfe)-^fr; 31-ih (/£)#)!, 5®#: [V] He had a scar

running down his left cheek. iifft*£₀ 0

The road runs parallel to the river.

fr$Jo 0 [VN] We ran a cable from the lights to the stage.

► CONTINUE FOR TIME ] 17 [V] ~ (for sth) to continue

for a particular period of time without stopping ;

Her last musical ran for six months on Broadway.

0 This

debate will run and run! fMIIT

A ! 18 [V] ~ (for sth) to operate or be valid for a

particular period of time ( &—gBtNIrt ) Tf

: The permit runs for three months. if nj tjE (ft W 3ft I?

0 The lease on my house only has a year left

to run.

► HAPPEN ' 19 [V +adv./prep.] (usually used in the

progressive tenses i§ # fj T M ff Bf) to happen at the time mentioned ( f£ ^ 0f |'h] ) A; A : Programmes are running a few minutes behind schedule this evening. 4"

0 The murderer

was given three life sentences, to run concurrently, it f-

► GUNS, DRUGS, ETC. ft £ . # _n^ran 20 [VN, usually +adv./

prep.] to bring or take sth into a country illegally and secretly ^ % ; # fk ff Is ; HT1 smuggle

— see also runner(2)

► OF STORY/ARGUMENT flTijj: ft/ 21 to have particular

words, contents, etc. if lift rtW# ) : [V]

Their argument ran something like this ... flfefllWft.&A SfcHitW W •• • 0 [V speech] Ten shot dead by gunmen,’ ran the newspaper headline. jft IR IIA “ ft T #6 A A” o -

► LIQUID ft <’ 22 [V +adv./prep.] to flow M VT^J; '{fit ifo : The tears ran down her cheeks.

o Water was running all over the bathroom floor. fciftliitfeo 23 ~ sth (for sb) | ~ (sb) sth to make liquid flow ( Wife ) 'Mrfo: [VN] She ran hot water into the bucket. M|fi^!^i£AMSo o to run the hot tap (= to turn it so that water flows from it) jf/f $ftjc AA o [VN, VNN] Til run a bath for you. IS A in iff ift '#fc $1 tK ₀ 0 77/ run you a bath. $cAftfft$t?ffc$l7|to 24 [V] to send out a liquid $&&, ) : Who left the tap running?

it A tK A ? 0 Your nose is running (= mucus is flowing from it), iff rf # T „ o The smoke makes my eyes run. M % 3$ fi 'M BI o 25 [V] ~ with sth (usually used in the progressive tenses i§ # f] T M fir tf) to be covered with a liquid ( ftfT ) MM; His face

was running with sweat. fifeiSiJ&jltfio 0 The bathroom floor was running with water.

► OF COLOUR M ft 26 [V] if the colour runs in a piece of clothing when it gets wet, it dissolves and may come out of the clothing into other things ft ft; lift

► MELT 27 [V] (of a solid substance [§#:) to melt it -. The wax began to run. 3nlff£l7c —see also runny(2)

► BE/BECOME ft: jf; ft 28 [V-ADJ] to become different in a

particular way, especially a bad way j£ft,

( #1^ $ it ) : The river ran dry (= stopped

flowing) during the drought. To

o Supplies are running low. 0 WeVe

run short of milk. if]TI5T^To 0 You’ve got your

rivals running scared, iff E QifiM-T-l&MT o 29 [V] ~ at sth to be at or near a particular level fij, i£

( ) : Inflation was running at 26%.

II] T 26% ₀

► OF NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE MW 30 [VN] to print and

publish an item or a story hJ®: On advice from

their lawyers they decided not to run the story, fit HIM!

► A TEST/CHECK illjut; TTT 31 [VN] - a test/check (on sth)

to do a test/check on sth ( XT-- ) Mfr ( ) :

The doctors decided to run some more tests on the blood samples.

► IN ELECTION '& 32 [V] ~ (for sb/sth) | ~ (in sth) to be a

candidate in an election for a political position, especially in the US ( ) #]JPClinton ran a

second time in 1996. * 1996 o O

to run for president 0 to run in the election #

— compare stand v.(16)

► OF TIGHTS/STOCKINGS fH W: K W 33 [V] [NAmT] if TIGHTS

or stockings run, a long thin hole appears in them Aft If; JKi*; am ladder n. (3)

ITSTTTi Most idioms containing run are at the entries for the nouns and adjectives in the idioms, for example run riot is at riot. A run

run riot riot

To come 'running to be pleased to do what sb wants IT^AWIt: she

knew she had only to call and he would come running, jtfe

run for it

(often used in orders # T "w 4“) to run in order to escape from sb/sth $j} up and 'running working fully and correctly ;£[I[M?ifi$ fife SIT: It will be a lot easier when we have the database up and running. ffjfo lailiM run across sb/sth to meet sb or find sth by chance iS JE ( ^

mm)

run after sb (informal) to try to have a romantic or sexual relationship with sb Hn pursue : He’s

always running after younger women, fife ffc ffk ii ¥ $£ ft To run after sb/sth to run to try to catch sb/sth M ii; iiS Enm pursue

run a'long (old-fashioned, informal) used in orders to tell sb, especially a child, to go away (

run a'round with sb [NAmE also run with sb) (usually disapproving) to spend a lot of time with sb if ( JA ) Jir M ; S. SE M ■ She’s always running around with aldermen.

run at sb [no passive] to run towards sb to attack or as if to attack them | A [f¹ i: He ran at me with a knife.

run a'way (from sb/ . to leave sb/a place suddenly; to escape from sb/a place ^ ^ & ff ; M rtf: He ran away from home at the age of thirteen, fife 4* H it} ^ ₀ o Looking at all the accusing faces, she felt a sudden urge to run away, i# # — % M B. ft #

'If, lafe ^ $ $1 ^ o — related noun runaway , ru n

a’way from sth to try to avoid sth because you are shy, lack confidence, etc. M ff; |£ jg§; 0 jg_: You can’t just run away from the situation. ,run

a way with you if a feeling runs away with you, it gets out of your control A A $']: Her imagination

tends to run away with her. M $L*Jt A fMt o ,run a'way/'off with sb | ,run a'way/'off (together) to leave home, your husband, wife, etc. in order to have a relationship with another person if Af£^: She ran away with her boss, ftlfe ^ Ml # T o 0 She and her boss ran away together. Mffl T; ® - ■ i&fL& T _a ,run a'way with sth 1 to win sth clearly or easily J?# life HI# 2 to believe sth that is not true lift (

%H ) ; \fX A: I don’t want you to run away with the impression that all I do is have meetings all day. TcTli

run back 'over sth to discuss or consider sth again # SCI review: I’ll run back over the procedure once again.

run sth 'by/'past sb (informal) to show sb sth or tell sb about an idea in order to see their reaction to it A

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