runner

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run·ner /ˈrʌnə $ -ər/ noun [countableC]

1 DSOsomeone who runs for sport or pleasure 赛跑运动员；跑步者 → jogger

a long-distance runner

长跑运动员

a marathon runner

马拉松运动员

2 a horse that runs in a race 赛马

The runners and riders appear in Friday’s Racing Post.

赛马和骑师都会上星期五的《赛马邮报》。

3 do a runner British EnglishBrE informalLEAVE A PLACE to leave somewhere quickly in order to avoid paying for something or having to meet someone 〔为避免付款或遇到某人而〕迅速逃离，溜掉

By the time the police got there, the boys had done a runner.

警察到达那里时，那些男孩子已经溜掉了。

4. DSODLOone of the two thin pieces of metal under a sledge, or the single piece of metal under a skate 〔雪橇底部的〕滑板；〔冰鞋底部的〕冰刀

5. DHHthe bar of wood or metal that a drawer or curtain slides along 〔抽屉或帘子的〕导轨，滑槽，滑道

6. technicalHBP a stem on a plant that grows along the ground and then puts down roots to form a new plant 长匐茎，纤匐枝

7. DHHa long narrow piece of cloth or carpet 长条饰布；长条地毯

→ drug runner, → gun runner at gun-running , front-runner

Examples from the Corpus

runner• It was in the 70s, and lots of people dropped out, even elite runners.• My idea of good style is to arrive at the stance with a minimum of runners.• As it stands, few serious runners are likely to take up the challenge to turn it on.• a red table runner for Christmas• Propagates by the plantlets produced on the runners.• It was very disappointing that there were only three runners.• And they are offering tasty incentives to runners who answer their call.• The ring leaders, using runners to deliver their goods on the streets, sold about 100 phones each month.

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