running

🇬🇧 UK/'rʌniŋ/🇺🇸 US
A2

Definitions

n.

The activity of moving on foot at speed; the management or operation of something.

跑步;运营,管理

adj.

Moving at a run; continuous or ongoing; flowing.

跑动的;连续的;流动的

adv.

Consecutively; in a row.

连续地,接连地

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
runningother
=running

Common Collocations

  • 1.go running去跑步
  • 2.running costs运营成本,日常开销
  • 3.in the running有竞争机会,在角逐中
  • 4.hit the ground running迅速进入状态,开门红

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She took up running as a way to manage stress after work.

  • 2.

    The day-to-day running of the business was left to the general manager.

  • 3.

    He won the championship three years running, breaking all previous records.

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