n. 奔跑的人,奔跑的动物(尤指参加速度比赛者); 走私者; 偷运者; (金属、塑料或木制的)条状滑行装置 runner的复数
柯林斯词典
N-COUNT 跑步者;赛跑者 A runner is a person who runs, especially for sport or pleasure.
...a marathon runner... 马拉松长跑选手
I am a very keen runner and am out training most days. 我非常喜欢跑步,大多数时候都在户外训练。
N-COUNT 参加赛马的马匹;赛马 The runners in a horse race are the horses taking part.
There are 18 runners in the top race of the day. 在当天最高级别的赛马中有18匹马参加。
走私者;偷运者 A drug runner or gun runner is someone who illegally takes drugs or guns into a country.
N-COUNT 送信人;信使;收账员;听差 Someone who is a runner for a particular person or company is employed to take messages, collect money, or do other small tasks for them.
...a bookie's runner. 赌注经纪人的听差
N-COUNT (雪橇的)滑板;(冰鞋的)冰刀;(抽屉的)滑轨 Runners are thin strips of wood or metal underneath something which help it to move smoothly.
...the runners of his sled. 他的雪橇的滑板
N-COUNT (植物的)长匐茎,纤匐枝 On a plant, runners are long shoots that grow from the main stem and put down roots to form a new plant.
...strawberry runners. 草莓长匐茎
长条地毯;长条饰布 A runner is a long narrow mat that is put on a piece of furniture or on the floor.
PHRASE 匆匆离开;迅速逃离;溜掉 If someone does a runner, they leave a place in a hurry, for example in order to escape arrest or to avoid paying for something.
At this point, the accountant did a runner — with all my bank statements, expenses and receipts. 这个时候,会计溜了——带走了我所有的银行结算单、资金和收据。