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[] to be in charge of a business, etc. 经营；管理 ◆ to run a hotel/factory/store 经营酒店／工厂／商店 ◆ He has no idea how to run a business. 他不懂得如何管理企业。 ◆ The shareholders want more say in how the company is run. 股东要求在公司经营管理中有更多的发言权。 ◆ We hired an agency to run our ad campaign. 我们聘用了一家机构来经营我们的广告。 ◆ a badly/well-run company 经营不善的／经营有方的公司 ◆ state-run industries 国营行业
[] to make a service, a course of study, etc. available to people 提供（服务）；开设（课程） ◆ Training courses are run by various organizations. 培训课程由各类机构开设。 SYN organize
[] (about a machine, a vehicle, a computer, software, etc.) to operate or work; to make sth do this （机器、车辆、计算机、软件等）运行 ◆ The software is designed to run on different operating systems.这一软件被设计在不同的操作系统上运行。 ◆ Press this key to run the program. 按此键运行这一程序。 ◆ It's cheaper to keep the machines running than to turn them off. 保持机器运行比关掉机器更省钱。
[] ( used with a preposition or an adjective与介词或形容词连用 ) to be at or near a particular level 处於，接近，达到（某种程度） ◆ Inflation was running at 26%.通货膨胀率接近 26%。 ◆ Sales have been running below last year's levels. 销售额一直低於去年的水平。 ◆ Don't let the hard disk run low on space.不要让硬盘在空间不足的状态下运行。 ➡ run short atrun
[] to operate or be valid for a particular period of time （在一段时间内）有效，起作用 ◆ The contract will run for 5 years. 合同有效期为 5 年。 ◆ The lease on the building only has a year left to run. 这栋大楼的租赁期限只剩下一年。
[] to show or publish advertisements, stories, television programmes, etc.; to be shown or published 播放；发表；刊登 ◆ The company is running a series of ads on national TV. 这家公司正在全国电视台播出系列广告。 ◆ The magazine will run more in-depth news. 这本杂志将刊载更深入的新闻报道。
[] run a deficit/surplus to have or keep a debt/an extra amount of money 出现赤字／盈余 ◆ The federal government is likely to run a surplus of $150 billion. 联邦政府可能出现 1 500 亿元的盈余。
[] run a test/check (on sth) to do a test/check on sth （对某物）进行测试／检查 ◆ This program allows you to run tests on your PC to see how it performs. 这一程序可以对个人电脑进行测试以了解其性能。
[] to own and use a vehicle or machine 拥有，使用（车辆或机器） ◆ I can't afford to run a car on my salary. 我的薪水养不起车。
[] ( used with an adverb or a preposition与副词或介词连用 ) ( usually used in the continuous tenses通常用於进行时 ) to happen in the way mentioned or at the time mentioned （以某种方式或在某时）发生 ◆ The business is now running smoothly. 业务现在进展顺利。 ◆ None of the software projects ran according to schedule. 这些软件项目没有一个按计划进行。
to lose power or stop working; to make sth do this （使）耗尽能量；（使）停止工作 ◆ The battery has run down. 电池没电了。
to gradually stop working or become smaller in size or number; to make sth do this （使）逐步停止工作；（使）萎缩 ◆ British manufacturing industry has been running down for years. 英国制造业多年来一直在萎缩。 ◆ The company is running down its sales force. 这家公司正在裁减推销人员。
to experience difficulties, etc. 遇到（困难等） ◆ Be careful not to run into debt. 小心不要背上债务。 ◆ to run into danger/difficulties/trouble 遭遇危险／困难／麻烦
to reach a particular level or amount 达到（某一水平或数量） ◆ Her income runs into six figures (= is more than $100 000, etc.) .她的收入达到了六位数（10 万元以上）。
if a supply of sth runs out , it is used up or finished用完；耗尽 ◆ The money has run out. 资金已经用完了。 ◆ Time is running out for the company to find a buyer. 这家公司已经没有时间寻找买主了。
if an agreement or a document runs out , it becomes no longer valid过期；失效 SYN expire
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to discuss, repeat or read sth quickly 匆匆讨论；快速阅读；很快重复 ◆ Could we run through your proposals once again? 我们再简要讨论一下你的建议好吗？
to use up or spend money carelessly 挥霍