running
/ˈrʌnɪŋ; `rʌnɪŋ/ n[U]
1 action or sport of running 跑; 跑步; 赛跑
take up running 开始跑步
[attrib 作定语]
running shoes 跑鞋.
2 management, maintenance or operation 管理; 经营; 维持; 操作
the day-to-day running of a shop, business, machine, country 商店的日常经营、 事务的日常料理、 机器的日常运转、 国家的日常管理
[attrib 作定语]
the running costs of a car, eg of fuel, repairs, insurance 汽车的消费（如燃料费、 保养费、 保险费）.
3 (idm 习语) in/out of the `running (for sth) (infml 口) having some/no chance of succeeding or achieving sth 有[无]达到或实现某目的之机会
be in the running for a management post, a company car 有可能获得管理职位、 公司的汽车. make the `running (infml 口) set the pace or standard 定步调; 带头; 做榜样
Wall Street made Friday's running on the international stock exchange. 在国际股票交易中, 华尔街星期五率先确定了走势行情.
Mike is rather timid with women, so Sue has to make all the running in their relationship. 迈克在女子面前很 腆, 所以苏珊只好对迈克主动一些. running, adj
1 [attrib 作定语]
performed while running 边跑边做的; 在奔跑中完成的
a running jump, kick 跑跳步、 跑动踢球.
2 [attrib 作定语]
continuous or uninterrupted 连续的; 不断的
a running battle for control of the party 为控制该党而进行的持续斗争
The police kept up a running fire of questions during their interrogation of the suspect. 警方审问嫌疑犯时提出了一连串的问题.
3 [pred 作表语]
(following a numberand a pl n 用於数字及复数名词之後) in succession; consecutively 接连; 连续
win three times running 连胜三次
For the sixth day running, my car wouldn't start. 我的汽车已连续六天发动不起来了.
4 [attrib 作定语]
(of water) flowing （指水）流动的
I can hear running water. 我听见有流水的声音.
All our rooms have hot and cold running water, ie from taps. 我们所有的房间都有冷热自来水.
5 [attrib 作定语]
(of sores, etc) exuding liquid or pus （指伤口等）排出液体的, 流脓的.
6 (idm 习语) in running/working order => order1. take a running `jump
(a) run up to the point where one jumps 助跑起跳.
(b) (sl 俚) (used as a command 用作命令语) go away 走开
I refused to lend him any more money and told him to take a running jump. 我不愿再借给他钱, 便叫他走开.