run

1.a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely;

the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th

2.the act of testing something;

in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately

3.a race run on foot;

she broke the record for the half-mile run

4.an unbroken series of events;

had a streak of bad luck

5.(American football) a play in which a player runs with the ball;

the defensive line braced to stop the run

6.a regular trip;

the ship made its run in record time

7.the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace;

he broke into a run

8.the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation;

the assembly line was on a 12-hour run

9.unrestricted freedom to use;

he has the run of the house

10. the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.);

a daily run of 100,000 gallons of paint

11. a small stream

12. a race between candidates for elective office;

I managed his campaign for governor

13. a row of unravelled stitches;

she got a run in her stocking

14. the pouring forth of a fluid

15. an unbroken chronological sequence;

the play had a long run on Broadway

16. a short trip;

take a run into town

1.move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time;

Don't run--you'll be out of breath

2.flee; take to one's heels; cut and run;

If you see this man, run!

3.stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point;

Service runs all the way to Cranbury

4.direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.;

She is running a relief operation in the Sudan

5.have a particular form;

the story or argument runs as follows

6.move along, of liquids;

Water flowed into the cave

7.perform as expected when applied;

The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in

8.change or be different within limits;

Estimates for the losses in the earthquake range as high as $2 billion

9.run, stand, or compete for an office or a position;

Who's running for treasurer this year?

10. cause to emit recorded sounds;

They ran the tapes over and over again

11. move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way;

who are these people running around in the building?

12. have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined;

She tends to be nervous before her lectures

13. carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine;

Run the dishwasher

14. be operating, running or functioning;

The car is still running--turn it off!

15. change from one state to another;

run amok

16. cause to perform;

run a subject

17. be affected by; be subjected to;

run a temperature

18. continue to exist;

These stories die hard

19. occur persistently;

Musical talent runs in the family

20. include as the content; broadcast or publicize;

We ran the ad three times

21. carry out;

run an errand

22. guide or pass over something;

He ran his eyes over her body

23. cause something to pass or lead somewhere;

Run the wire behind the cabinet

24. make without a miss

25. deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor

26. cause an animal to move fast;

run the dogs

27. be diffused;

These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run

28. sail before the wind

29. cover by running; run a certain distance;

She ran 10 miles that day

30. extend or continue for a certain period of time;

The film runs 5 hours

31. set animals loose to graze

32. keep company;

the heifers run with the bulls ot produce offspring

33. run with the ball; in such sports as football

34. travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means;

Run to the store!

35. travel a route regularly;

Ships ply the waters near the coast

36. pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals);

Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland

37. compete in a race;

he is running the Marathon this year

38. progress by being changed;

The speech has to go through several more drafts

39. reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating;

melt butter

40. come unraveled or undone as if by snagging;

Her nylons were running

41. become undone;

the sweater unraveled

1.Sorry, we had the run-in but it was all my fault.

对不起，我们争吵了，不过那全是我不好。

2.l saw the run-in of the thief.

我看到那小偷被拘捕了。

3.The thieves divided the spoils and hid it in the each own run-in of theirs.

偷儿们把赃物分了,并将藏在各自的窝赃处。

4.She's quite eager to try again,although they really ran her through the mill.

虽然他们把她折腾得够呛，但她还是想再试一次。

5.The new car was put through the mill.

这辆新车经过了严格测试。