Word · Frequency #208
ran
跑；奔跑
ran is the past of run (irregular).
to move with quick steps
- 1.
To move swiftly.
快速移动。
- 2.
To flow.
流动。
- 3.
To sail before the wind, in distinction from reaching or sailing close-hauled.
顺风航行,区别于横风或迎风航行。
- 4.
To control or manage; to be in charge of.
控制或管理；负责。
- 5.
To be a candidate in an election.
成为选举中的候选人。
- 6.
To make participate in certain kinds of competitions.
使参加某种比赛。
- 7.
To exert continuous activity; to proceed.
持续活动；进行。
- 8.
To be presented in the media.
在媒体上播出。
- 9.
To print or broadcast in the media.
在媒体上印刷或广播。
- 10.
To smuggle (illegal goods).
走私(非法物品)。
- 11.
To sort through a large volume of produce in quality control.
在质量控制中筛选大量农产品。
- 12.
To extend or persist, statically or dynamically, through space or time.
在空间或时间上静态或动态地延伸或持续。
- 13.
To execute or carry out a plan, procedure, or program.
执行或实施计划、程序或项目。
- 14.
To pass or go quickly in thought or conversation.
在思考或谈话中快速掠过或移动。
- 15.
To become different in a way mentioned (usually to become worse).
以提及的方式变得不同(通常变差)。
- 16.
To cost an amount of money.
花费一定金额的钱。
- 17.
Of stitches or stitched clothing, to unravel.
(缝线或缝制衣物)脱线、散开。
- 18.
To cause stitched clothing to unravel.
使缝制衣物脱线、散开。
- 19.
To pursue in thought; to carry in contemplation.
在思考中追寻；深思。
- 20.
To cause to enter; to thrust.
使进入；刺入。
- 21.
To drive or force; to cause, or permit, to be driven.
驱赶或强迫；使被驱动,或允许被驱动。
- 22.
To cause to be drawn; to mark out; to indicate; to determine.
使被绘制；标出；指示；确定。
- 23.
To encounter or incur (a danger or risk).
遭遇或招致(危险或风险)。
- 24.
To sew (a seam) by passing the needle through material in a continuous line, generally taking a series of stitches on the needle at the same time.
用针线连续穿过材料缝合(接缝),通常同时将一串针脚穿在针上。
- 25.
To control or have precedence in a card game.
在纸牌游戏中控制或具有优先权。
- 26.
To be in form thus, as a combination of words.
(词语组合)如此呈现。
- 27.
To have growth or development.
生长或发展。
- 28.
To tend, as to an effect or consequence; to incline.
倾向于某种效果或结果；有倾向。
- 29.
To have a legal course; to be attached; to continue in force, effect, or operation; to follow; to go in company.
具有法律效力；依附；继续有效、生效或运作；跟随；结伴而行。
- 30.
To encounter or suffer (a particular, usually bad, fate or misfortune).
遭遇或蒙受(特定的,通常是不好的命运或不幸)。
- 31.
To strike (the ball) in such a way as to cause it to run along the ground, as when approaching a hole.
击(球)使其沿地面滚动,例如接近球洞时。
- 32.
To press (a bank, etc.) with immediate demands for payment.
(向银行等)施加压力,要求立即付款。
管理；经营；负责；流；流淌；运转；持续；延伸；竞选；当候选人；让…参赛；使…参加比赛
In use
The marathon runners will run through the city streets.
He ran his fingers over the smooth surface.
The rope runs across the entire length of the yard.
run + adv/prep
run 表示“跑；流动”时，常接方向状语。
He ran across the road.
他跑过了马路。
run + noun
run 表示“管理；经营”时是及物动词，直接接宾语。
She runs a small company.
她经营一家小公司。
run for + position
run for 后接所竞选的职位，不接表示人的词。
She is running for mayor.
她正在竞选市长。
Connections
Collocations
- run a business
- 经营企业
- She runs a small bakery in town.她在镇上经营一家小面包店。
- run for president
- 竞选总统
- He announced he will run for president.他宣布将竞选总统。
- run a marathon
- 跑马拉松
- I ran my first marathon in Beijing last year.我去年在北京跑了第一个马拉松。
- run a story
- 刊登报道
- The magazine ran a story about local artists.杂志刊登了一篇关于当地艺术家的报道。
- run smoothly
- 运行顺利
- The new software is running smoothly on all devices.新软件在所有设备上运行流畅。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：r像奔跑者，u像跑道，n像终点线——run就是一路跑到底，由“跑”延伸出“流水”“经营”等义。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常对话、商务与管理、新闻报道、体育赛事 run 的语域会随搭配和场景明显变化：日常口语中多表示“跑、流动”，而商务或正式场合中常表示“管理、经营、播出”等；因此整体宜视为混合语域，具体需看上下文。
Grammar Note
作动词时，既可用作及物动词，也可用作不及物动词；常与介词for搭配表示竞选。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 run 押韵（/ʌn/）：sun, fun, bun, gun, done, none。注意形近词：rune 读 /ruːn/，runner 读 /ˈrʌnər/（多一个音节），funeral 读 /ˈfjuːnərəl/（开头是 /fjuːn/），它们都不与 run 押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.