单词详解
1. vi.
A. 跑，奔 (move fast by using one’s feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time)
I had to run to catch the bus. 我不得不跑过去赶搭公共汽车。
B. 逃跑 (flee, take to one’s heels, cut and run)
The thief ran away before the police came. 在警察到来之前，小偷逃跑了。
C. 跑步， (参加) 赛跑 (move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way)
Tom ran first in the 50-meter race. 汤姆在五十米赛跑中获得第一名。
D. 经营，管理 (direct or control, projects, businesses, etc.)
His business runs well. 他的生意很红火。
E. (机器等) 运转，进行 (be operating, running or functioning)
The machine runs smoothly. 这台机器运转正常。
2. vt.
A. 使跑，使奔
The players are running the road. 运动员正在路上跑。
B. 参加 (赛跑、竞赛)，同……比赛，使(马等)比赛
The boy can run 50 meters in 6 seconds. 这个男孩能在六秒钟内跑完50米。
C. 驾驶，开 (车)
She ran the car off the road. 她把车开离了道路。
D. 办，经营，管理
They have the right to run their own affairs. 他们有权管理自己的事务。
They ran the company extremely well. 他们把公司办得很好。
E. 开动 (机器)，(使)运转，（使）运行
The little boy has learned to run farm machines. 这个小男孩已学会了开农场的机器。
3. n.
A. [C] 跑 (the act of running, traveling on foot at a fast pace)
The school is a ten minutes’ run from my home. 从学校到我家跑步需十分钟。
B. (短途) 旅行， (乘车) 兜风[S] (a regular trip)
Let’s go for a run in the car. 咱们去乘汽车兜风吧。
相关词组
1. run away 逃跑
The thief heard the noise and ran away. 小偷听到嘈杂声就逃走了。
2. have a run 跑步
The old man has a run to keep fit every day. 这位老人每天跑步保持身体健康。
3. in the long run 从长远来说，最后
Rebuilding the park will cost a lot, but it will benefit us in the long run.
重修这个公园可能要花费很多，但从长远看它能使我们受益。
4. run a farm/machine/company/a house 经营，管理，运转
Running a farm/ machine/company is quite easy for him.
对他来说，经营一个农场/开动机器/经营公司是非常简单的。
5. run across 不期而遇
One day he ran across his friend in the street. 一天他在街上碰巧碰到了他的朋友。
6. run after 追赶，追求
The dog is running after a rabbit. 狗在追一只兔子。
7. run away with 和……一起逃跑，和……一起私奔，带着……逃跑，偷走
The thief ran away with some money and a mobile phone. 小偷偷走了一些现金和一部手
机。
8. run for one’s life 拼命逃跑
People have to run for their lives after the bomb cracked. 炸弹爆炸后人们拼命逃跑。
9. run into 跑进，和……相撞，撞上，偶然遇见，碰见（某人）
I ran into Jenny and we went shopping together. 我遇见了詹妮，我们一起逛了街。
10. run out of 花光，用光，消耗光
He has run out of his salary before the end of the month.他在月底之前就花光了工资。
11. run out vi.（1）跑出，冲出，流出，漏出，（2）结束，终止，完了，（3）到期，届满
We must save water as earth’s natural resources run out.
因为地球的自然资源面临枯竭所以我们必须节约用水。
12. run short of 快用完，将耗尽
We’ve run short of oil. 我们油快用完了。
相关单词
过去式：ran
过去分词：run
现在分词：running
第三人称单数：runs
相关链接
词语辨析：run out, run out of
run out, run out of
两者都有“用完，花光”的意思。
run out: 用作不及物动词短语，表示“被用完，被耗尽，（人）把东西或物用完（或花光）”。
其主语通常是时间、金钱、食物等无生命名词。
run out of: 是及物短语，表示主动。主语只能是人。
词语详解
1. run out: 用作不及物动词短语，表示“被用完，被耗尽，（人）把东西或物用完（或花光）”。
其主语通常是时间、金钱、食物等无生命名词。
His strength ran out. 他的力气用完了。
2. run out of: 是及物短语， 表示主动。主语只能是人
We run out of coal, it is very cold in the room. 我们的煤用完了，屋子里很冷。
