running

noun

/ˈrʌnɪŋ/

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the action or sport of running跑；跑步（运动）
- to go running去跑步
- long-distance/cross-country running 长跑/越野赛跑
- running shoes跑鞋
Topics Sports: other sportsa2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- cross-country
- fell
- distance
- …
running + noun
- event
- race
- gear
- …
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the activity of managing or operating something管理；操纵；操作
- the day-to-day running of a business企业的日常运营
- the running costs of a car (= for example of fuel, repairs, insurance)养车的费用
- Mr Matengu was overseeing the smooth running of the exhibition. 马丁古先生正在监督展览的顺利进行。
- She took over the running of the organization.她接管了组织的运作。
- They are there to ensure the safe running of the event.他们在那里是为了确保活动的安全进行。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- efficient
- smooth
- day-to-day
- …
verb + running
- be involved in
- be responsible for
running + noun
- costs
- expenses
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-running
(in compounds构成复合词) the activity of bringing something such as drugs, guns, etc. into a country secretly and illegally走私；偷运
- drug-running毒品走私
Topics Crime and punishmentc2

Idioms

in/out of the running (for something)

(informal) having some/no chance of succeeding or achieving something有（或没有）成功的机会；能（或不能）获得Topics Successc2, Difficulty and failurec2

make the running

(British English, informal) to set the speed at which something is done; to take the lead in doing something领跑；带头；做榜样

running

adjective

/ˈrʌnɪŋ/

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used after a number and a noun such as ‘year’ ‘day’ or ‘time’, to say that something has happened in the same way several times, without a change（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
- She's won the championship three years running.她已连续三年获得冠军。
- It was the third day running that the train had been late.列车已经连续三天晚点了。
- 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。
running water is water that is flowing somewhere or water that is supplied to a building and available to be used through taps（水）活的，流淌的，流动的
- I can hear the sound of running water.我听到流水的声音。
- a remote cottage without electricity or running water没有电和自来水的偏僻村舍
[only before noun] lasting a long time; continuous持久的；连续不断的 synonym ongoing
- 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不断抗争。
- a running argument持久的争论
- His old raincoat became a running joke (= people kept laughing at it).他那件旧雨衣一直被人取笑。
see also long-running
-running
(in compounds构成复合词) running or flowing in the way mentioned…地流动的
- a fast-running river湍急的河流
- They showed the free-running, slick football that has become their trademark.他们展示了已经成为他们标志的自由奔跑、流畅的足球。