run off phrasal verbphr v a) LEAVE A PLACELEAVE A RELATIONSHIPto leave a place or person in a way that people disapprove of 跑掉,离弃 Amy’s husband had run off and left her with two children to bring up. 埃米的丈夫遗弃了她,还把两个孩子丢给她抚养。
b) run something ↔ offTC to quickly print several copies of something 快速印出 I’ll run off a few more copies before the meeting. 开会前我赶紧再印几份。
c) run somebody off something to force someone to leave a place 逼迫某人离开某地,把某人赶出某地 Someone tried to run me off the road. 有人想把我逼出公路。
Smith had run them off his property with a rifle. 史密斯用来复枪把他们赶出了他的房子。
d) run something ↔ offAWRITE to write a speech, poem, piece of music etc quickly and easily 迅速地写出〔演讲稿、诗、乐曲等〕 He could run off a five-page essay in an hour. 他一个小时内就可以写出一篇五页的文章。
e) run off at the mouth American EnglishAmE informalTALK TO somebody to talk too much 喋喋不休
f) run something ↔ offDLOTHIN PERSON to get rid of weight or energy by running 通过跑步减轻〔体重〕5 I’m trying to run off some of my excess fat!我正在努力跑步减肥!
n I’m trying to run off some of the calories in that chocolate cake!
run off at the mouth• That never used to be a fault of his, running off at the mouth.• To what smug labors and running off at the mouth!• Boyd seems to enjoy running off at the mouth to the press.