,run 'down 1 to lose power or
stop working ft; The battery has
run down. A?fe'$:Efe7o
2
to gradually stop functioning or become smaller in size or number W ; 11*#; tl: British
manufacturing industry has been
running down for years. j|[Afr£#o —related noun
rundown(I) ,run sth—down 1 to make sth lose power
or stop working j£#itX#: If you
leave your headlights on
you’ll soon run down the battery. t, m'feWXJEfe'M
ijjjL 0 2 to make sth gradually stop
functioning or
become
smaller in size or number & M ifr %
A ff A ;
M H £# ; fli M : The company is running down its sales force, XA]
IE X fij M if A M o — related noun rundown(I)
,run
sb/sth—down
1
(of a vehicle or its driver 7 M .fj 111)
to hit sb/sth and knock them/it to the ground 2to
criticize sb/sth in an unkind
way ,1/1; lit if; -^]if iA; : He’s always running
her down in front of
other people. -flk&JIA (tfjff ig0 3 to find sb/sth
after a search ( ilX® A/j§ )
,run sb—'in (old-fashioned, informa/) to arrest sb and
take them to a police station ,run sth—
‘in (BrE) (in the past) to prepare the engine of a new car for
normal use by driving slowly and carefully ( |H (figurative) Whatever system you
choose, it must be run in properly. A'if 'A
,run ’into sb to meet sb by chance Wi3\ ( ^
A ) : Guess who I ran into today! jf
X; A X X it T ! run into sth 1 to enter an area of
bad weather while travelling j$s A if ill ( )
: We ran into
thick fog on the way home. A 0 M
M l& ir, Sc C] 31X 7 A ‘M-o 2 to experience difficulties, etc. SfiJ ( ) :
Be careful not to run into debt. XX All If A lie IX 0
to run into danger/trouble/difficulties ill i§ fa / MffiJ ffl )5| 3 to reach a particular level or amount iisfij ( ^
#7XX^^ft ) : Her income runs into six figures (= is more than £100 000,
$100 000, etc.). M^^AjAfJTA fviL 'run into sb/sth to crash into sb/sth
ULt:: The bus went out of control and ran into a
line of people. & ST~1#A0 ‘run sth into sb/sth to make a vehicle
crash into sb/sth JF ( X ) tt A: He ran his car into a tree, ifeA7jlA7“l$Wo
,run ‘off (BrE) (of a liquid M A) to
flow out of a container ( /AWHX ) MttJ, itX ,run sth—‘off 1 to copy sth on a
machine ( $j#l£§ Alt FfJ, MM:
Could you run off twenty copies of the agenda? ifciaScJIFPXA •%? 2 to cause a race to be
run M
fl ( IIIS# ) : The
heats of the 200 metres will be run off tomorrow. * 200 o 3 to make a
liquid flow out of a
container A; {XAlA ,run ‘off with sb | ,run off (together) = run away with sb ,run ‘off with sth to steal sth and take
it away fUA: The treasurer had run off with the club’s funds. M^rAlf
,run on to continue without stopping; to continue longer than
is necessary or expected If
M:
The meeting will finish promptly—I don’t want it to run on. o 'run on
sth
[no
passive] if your thoughts, a discussion, etc. run on a subject, you
think or talk a lot about that subject
mm
,run 'out 1 if a supply of sth runs
out, it is used up or finished jfj % ; % /§. : Time is
running out for the trapped miners. ® ft
X ifj Rf IB] A ^ T <, 2 if an agree
ment or a document runs
out, it becomes no longer valid Egfll expire run 'out (of sth) to use
up or finish a supply of
sth (j&f&nci ) : We
ran out of fuel, fie Cl 14 fl ft
7 0 o Could I have a cigarette? I seem to have run out. XIX®/? X
To ,run 'out on sb (informal) to leave sb that you
live with, especially when they need your help ^^AIA; ,run sb-'out [often passive] (in
cricket #*$t) to make a player stop batting by hitting the wicket with the ball before the player
has completed his or her run # (JEAISGAA^M )
,run over if a container or its contents run over, the
contents come over the edge of the container 'M X
33 overflow run sb/sth—over (of a vehicle or its
driver A WL % #1) to knock a person
or an animal down and drive over their body or a part of it laXIX-fiS $L: Two
children were run over and killed. W45 JLIt® $L^B7o ,run ’over sth to read through or
practise sth quickly 'X /) ) : She
ran over her notes
before giving the lecture. ijHIAfj,
MiM7~ T SSW
,run sth 'past sb = run sth by/past sb . Run that
past me again. Xi7tMi£*nXo/f SX ,run sb—' through (literary) to
kill sb by sticking a knife, sword, etc.
through them ( J] „ ##)'$!]% ,run 'through sth 1 [no passive] to pass
quickly through sth ifi ill ff ill: An angry murmur ran through the crowd. Xifiitl-llc 0 Thoughts
of revenge kept running
through his mind. fjx.J[E$^AX ®r
f£ ffe £$ M X S ® M c 2 [no passive] to be
present in every part of sth MA: A deep melancholy runs through her poetry.
M if % $i 7 U U W jfi 0 3 to discuss,
repeat or read sth quickly %l %} if tfe; 'fAi£li£]iX
X'tAtfi MM.: He ran through the names on the list. FifeiAii$•])!£ 7 T X A o O Could we run through your proposals once
again? #«%?
4
to perform, act or practise sth :
Can we run through Scene 3 again, please? j#
AA
—
related noun run-through
5
to use up or spend money
carelessly : She ran through the entire amount within two years. MAfflWA
mmmmmmftr.
‘run to sth 1 to be of a
particular size or amount 3\, A ( ^ — )
: The book runs to nearly
800 pages. jAXX
AX 800 K„ 2 (especially BrE) if you or your money will not run to sth, you
do not have enough money for sth - - Our
funds won’t run to a trip
abroad this year. AA^cIlXSA
run sth—'up 1 to allow a bill,
debt, etc. to reach a large total W A < Elt H23 accumu
late: How had he managed to run up so many
debts? flfeA,;AXT&/.&1M? o
note at collect 2 to make a piece
of clothing quickly, especially by sewing %tp\ ( A AM, ) : to run up a blouse S®—
3 to raise sth, especially a flag ( HiR ) ,run
'up against sth to experience a
difficulty M il ( ® ) : The
government is running up against considerable opposition to its tax reforms.
® A 7 il 3\ 7
run with sb = run away with sb run with sth to accept or start to
use a particular idea or method ( ^ A'X#
) : OK, let’s run with Jan’s sugges
tion, n,
■
noun
►
ON FOOT A X 1 [C] an act of
running; a period of time
spent running or the
distance that sb runs H; IS X-; ISAWN'I'hI
( ) : I go for a run
every morning. ^
o
a five-mile run IS A X S o Catching sight of her he broke into a run
(= started running). iff
AMDcISX b I decided to make a
run for it (= to escape by
running). X A Ail IX b She took the stairs
at a run. M IS A A 7 ^ ^ 0 — see also
FUN
RUN
►
TRIP X 2 [C] a trip by car,
plane, boat, etc., especially
a short one or one that
is made regularly ( jtis Wfksk A»X They
took the car
out for a run. fifejiH A AX A 0 — see also milk
RUN,
RAT RUN, SCHOOL RUN
►
OF
SUCCESS/FAILURE )j/ ±)j ; AM 3 [C] a period of sth
good or bad happening; a series of successes or failures
-m ( w ) nyt; - i
HT1 spell : a run of good/bad luck — ^ A £Ffe
/ JaJfe b
games. mwMv\m£TmmA, is^ajm
►
OF PLAY/MOVIE ; A A 4 [C] a series of
performances
of a play or film/movie ) ; The show
had a record-breaking run
in the
OF
PRODUCT , 5 [C] the amount of a
product that a