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a person or an animal that runs, especially one taking part in a race 奔跑的人，奔跑的动物（尤指参加速度比赛者） a long-distance/cross-country/marathon runner 长跑/越野跑/马拉松运动员 He was a fast runner. 他跑得很快。 a list of runners (= horses in a race) and riders 赛马和骑手名单 She is the world's greatest marathon runner. 她是世界上最伟大的马拉松运动员。
Extra ExamplesTopics Sports: other sportsa2She was a good runner and soon caught up with Tom. 她跑得不错，很快就赶上了汤姆。 Some of the country's top long-distance runners are competing in this 10km race. 该国一些顶尖的长跑运动员正在参加这场10公里赛跑。 There are several promising young 1500-metre runners coming through. 有几名很有前途的1500米短跑运动员正在通过。
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(especially in compounds 尤用于构成复合词 a person who takes goods illegally into or out of a place 走私者；偷运者 a drug runner 毒品走私分子
a narrow piece of metal, plastic or wood that something slides on or can move along on （金属、塑料或木制的）条状滑行装置 the runners of a sledge 雪橇的滑板
a plant stem that grows along the ground and puts down roots to form a new plant 纤匐枝 a long narrow piece of cloth or carpet on a piece of furniture or on the floor 长条饰布；长条地毯 a person in a company or an organization whose job is to take messages, documents, etc. from one place to another 送信人；信差 - (Canadian English)
a shoe that is used for running or doing other sport in 跑鞋；运动鞋
Idioms
do a runner
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to leave or run away from somewhere in a hurry, especially to avoid paying a bill or receiving a punishment 匆忙逃离；逃跑