running

noun

1. 跑；跑步（运动）
   the action or sport of running
   1. to go running
      去跑步
   2. running shoes
      跑鞋
2. 管理；操纵；操作
   the activity of managing or operating sth
   1. the day-to-day running of a business
      企业的日常运营
   2. the running costs of a car (= for example of fuel, repairs, insurance)
      养车的费用
3. 走私；偷运
   the activity of bringing sth such as drugs, guns, etc. into a country secretly and illegally
   1. drug-running
      毒品走私

adj.

1. （置于数字和year、day或time等名词后，表示同样的事一再重复）连续
   used after a number and a noun such as ‘year’ ‘day’ or ‘time’, to say that sth has happened in the same way several times, without a change
   1. She's won the championship three years running.
      她已连续三年获得冠军。
   2. It was the third day running that the train had been late.
      列车已经连续三天晚点了。
   3. No party has won an election four times running.
      没有一个政党在选举中连续四次获胜。
2. （水）活的，流淌的，流动的
   running water is water that is flowing somewhere or water that is supplied to a building and available to be used through taps/faucets
   1. I can hear the sound of running water.
      我能听到流水的声音。
   2. a remote cottage without electricity or running water
      没有电和自来水的偏僻村舍
3. 持久的；连续不断的
   lasting a long time; continuous
   1. For years he had fought a running battle with the authorities over the land.
      多年来，他为了那片土地，同当局进行了不懈的斗争。
   2. a running argument
      持久的争论
   3. His old raincoat became a running joke (= people kept laughing at it) .
      他那件旧雨衣一直被人取笑。
4. 以…方式流动的
   running or flowing in the way mentioned
   1. a fast-running river
      湍急的河流

1. N-UNCOUNT 奔跑;赛跑;跑步
   Running is the activity of moving fast on foot, especially as a sport.
   1. We chose to do cross-country running.
      我们选择了越野赛跑。
   2. ...running shoes.
      跑鞋
2. N-SING 管理;经营
   The running of something such as a business is the managing or organizing of it.
   1. ...the committee in charge of the day-to-day running of the party.
      负责党内日常事务管理的委员会
3. ADJ 接连的;连续的
   You use running to describe things that continue or keep occurring over a period of time.
   1. He also began a running feud with Dean Acheson...
      他也开始接二连三地和艾奇逊院长发生争执。
   2. The song turned into a running joke between him and the press.
      这首歌一时成了他和媒体之间的一个笑料。
4. ADJ 不断增加的;持续增长的
   A running total is a total which changes because numbers keep being added to it as something progresses.
   1. He kept a running tally of who had called him, who had visited, who had sent flowers...
      他不断记录着又有谁给他打电话，拜访过他，或给他送花。
   2. So far, his running total in transfers fees is £2 million.
      到目前为止，他持续增长的转会费已高达200万英镑。
5. ADV 连续，一连（发生几次）
   You can use running when indicating that something keeps happening. For example, if something has happened every day for three days, you can say that it has happened for the third day running or for three days running .
   1. He said drought had led to severe crop failure for the second year running...
      他说干旱已经连续两年导致农作物严重歉收。
   2. She changes her look so often that she never seems the same woman two days running.
      她经常改变形象，一天一个样。
6. ADJ (水等)流动的
   Running water is water that is flowing rather than standing still.
   1. The forest was filled with the sound of running water...
      森林中处处都能听到流水声。
   2. Wash the lentils under cold running water.
      用流动的凉水冲洗小扁豆。
7. ADJ 自来（水）的
   If a house has running water, water is supplied to the house through pipes and taps.
   1. ...a house without electricity or running water in a tiny African village.
      非洲一座小村庄里既没有电，也没有自来水的房子
8. PHRASE 有/没有希望获胜;有/没有机会得到
   If someone is in the running for something, they have a good chance of winning or obtaining it. If they are out of the running for something, they have no chance of winning or obtaining it.
   1. Her role in Death and the Maiden, which put her in the running for the Laurence Olivier Award...
      她在电影《不道德的审判》中的演出使她很有希望获得劳伦斯·奥利弗奖
   2. Until this week he appeared to have ruled himself out of the running because of his age.
      他似乎一直因为年龄问题不认为自己有获胜的可能，但情况在这周改变了。
9. PHRASE 率先;带头;开头
   If someone is making the running in a situation, they are more active than the other people involved.
   1. Republicans are furious that the Democrats currently seem to be making all the running.
      现在民主党人好像成了领头羊，这让共和党人非常愤怒。
10. PHRASE (系统或地方等)正常运转，正常运营
    If something such as a system or place is up and running, it is operating normally.
    1. We're trying to get the medical facilities up and running again.
       我们正努力让这些医疗机构恢复正常运营。

1. We moved into a cabin with electricity but no running water
   我们搬进一栋通了电但没有自来水的小屋。
2. Their skill, enthusiasm and running has got them in the team.
   他们的技术、热忱和跑动能力使他们得以加入这支球队。
3. My luck was running true to form
   我的运气和往常一样。
4. With immense relief I stopped running.
   我长长地松了一口气，停止了奔跑。
5. The new systems have been optimised for running Microsoft Windows.
   已经对这些新系统进行了优化设置，以便运行微软视窗。
6. You must have left a tap running in the bathroom
   你肯定忘了关浴室的龙头了。
7. Government forces are running short of ammunition and fuel
   政府军队的弹药和燃料都所剩无几了。
8. We are running low on drinking water
   我们的饮用水不多了。
9. Time is running short.
   时间不多了。
10. I will not have you running around the countryside without my authority.
    不经过我同意，我不会让你在乡下东奔西跑的。
11. We're running out of time
    我们快没有时间了。
12. By now the plane was running out of fuel
    现在，这架飞机的燃料快用完了。
13. We chose to do cross-country running.
    我们选择了越野赛跑。
14. He also began a running feud with Dean Acheson
    他也开始接二连三地和艾奇逊院长发生争执。
15. The song turned into a running joke between him and the press.
    这首歌一时成了他和媒体之间的一个笑料。
16. He kept a running tally of who had called him, who had visited, who had sent flowers
    他不断记录着又有谁给他打电话，拜访过他，或给他送花。
17. So far, his running total in transfers fees is £ 2 million.
    到目前为止，他持续增长的转会费已高达200万英镑。
18. He said drought had led to severe crop failure for the second year running
    他说干旱已经连续两年导致农作物严重歉收。
19. She changes her look so often that she never seems the same woman two days running.
    她经常改变形象，一天一个样。
20. The forest was filled with the sound of running water
    森林中处处都能听到流水声。
21. Until this week he appeared to have ruled himself out of the running because of his age.
    他似乎一直因为年龄问题不认为自己有获胜的可能，但情况在这周改变了。
22. Republicans are furious that the Democrats currently seem to be making all the running.
    现在民主党人好像成了领头羊，这让共和党人非常愤怒。
23. We're trying to get the medical facilities up and running again.
    我们正努力让这些医疗机构恢复正常运营。
24. We had reversed the running order.
    我们已经颠倒了节目的播放顺序。
25. He had been running uphill a long way
    他已经跑了一段很长的上坡路。
26. The pump doesn't work and we have no running water
    水泵坏了，我们没有自来水了。
27. I'm afraid you're running a risk setting sail in such stormy weather.
    挑上这么个暴风雨的天气出航，你恐怕太冒险了吧！
28. Time is running short. Stop hesitating.
    时间很急促，不要再犹豫了。
29. The oil is running short.
    油快用完了。
30. The cup was full and the tea was running over.
    杯子满了，茶溢出来了。

n.

in/out of the running (for sth)

• 有（或没有）成功的机会；能（或不能）获得
  having some/no chance of succeeding or achieving sth

make the running

• 领跑；带头；做榜样
  to set the speed at which sth is done; to take the lead in doing sth

adj.

(go and) take a running jump

• 滚开；走开
  used to tell sb in a rude way to go away

in running/working order

• 运转正常；运转良好
  working well
  1. The engine is now in perfect working order.
     发动机现在运转完全正常。

noun

1. the act of running
   1. he broke into a run
   2. his daily run keeps him fit

   Synonym:    run

2. the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track

   Synonym:    track

3. (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
   1. the defensive line braced to stop the run
   2. the coach put great emphasis on running

   Synonym:    runrunning playrunning game

4. the act of administering or being in charge of something
   1. he has responsibility for the running of two companies at the same time

5. the state of being in operation
   1. the engine is running smoothly