Wordiyorunoff
🇬🇧 UK/'rʌnɒf/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions
n.
Water from rain or irrigation that flows over land into streams; a deciding round of a competition or election.
径流（量）；决赛，决定性选举
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishrunoffother
=runoff
Common Collocations
- 1.runoff election决选，决胜选举
- 2.stormwater runoff雨水径流
- 3.agricultural runoff农业径流
- 4.[runoff vote]决胜投票
Example Sentences
- 1.
Heavy rainfall caused significant runoff that flooded the nearby farmland.
- 2.
Neither candidate won a majority, so a runoff election was scheduled for next month.
- 3.
Farmers are encouraged to plant cover crops to reduce soil erosion from runoff.