No matter where you run, you just end up running into yourself.

                             ——Truman Capote 《Breakfast at Tiffany's》

无论你去哪里,你总是会遇见你自己。

 ——杜鲁门·卡波特《蒂凡尼的早餐》

 

一、下面我们来看看running有几种含义

 

n.

1.奔跑,跑步;赛跑 [C]

 

Let's go for a run across the fields.

咱们去跑步,跑过那片田野吧。

 

2.旅行

 

They were locking the vestibules and putting the cars in order for a long run.

他们把车厢之间通廊的门锁上,整理好车厢,准备作长途旅行。

 

3.趋势

 

The shape, run and change trend of shaft center trajectory are consistent to the test result too.

轴心轨迹的形态、走向及变化趋势与实验结果相吻合。

 

v.

1.奔跑 [I,T]

 

I had to run like hell to catch the bus.

为了赶上那辆公共汽车,我不得不拼命奔跑。

 

2.参赛 [T]

 

The owner insisted on Cool Ground running in the Gold Cup.

主人坚持要让“酷地”参加金杯赛马会。

 

3.运转,运行 [I,T]

 

Officials in charge of the camps say the system is now running extremely smoothly.

负责这些营地的官员们说现在这一体系运转得非常顺利。

 

4.经营,管理 [I,T]

 

We run our school with advanced thought.

我们用先进的思想管理学校。

 

5.(尤指在美国)参加竞选

 

I'm planning to run for the school board.

我打算竞选联合校董会董事。

 

 

二、含有running的常见短语

 

in the long run

1. 最终 2. 从长远观点看,从长远来看 ♦ Not in the long run 从长远来说并不是这样,从长远来说不是这样的 ♦ interest in the long run 长远利益,长远好处,久远好处,久远利益

 

press run

印刷量,一次印数

 

run a risk

冒险,担风险

 

run across

穿越,横穿;偶然碰到

 

run down

v. 1.[run (sth) down](使某物)耗尽能源或失去作用;(使某事物)逐渐失去作用, 衰退, 衰减, 萎缩; 2.[run sb/sth down](指车辆或驾驶人)撞倒某人/某物;说某人/某事物的坏话,贬低某人/某事物;(寻找很长时间後)找到某人/某物

 

三、现在你掌握running的用法了吗?来做道题测试一下吧~

 

We're trying to get the medical facilities up and ________ again.

我们正努力让这些医疗机构恢复正常运营。