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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。
跑；奔跑
running — present participle of run
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
跑；奔跑
to move with quick steps
He ran across the road.
他跑过了马路。
快速移动。
To move swiftly.
流动。
To flow.
顺风航行,区别于横风或迎风航行。
To sail before the wind, in distinction from reaching or sailing close-hauled.
控制或管理；负责。
To control or manage; to be in charge of.
run
Base
原形
runs
3rd person
第三人称单数
running
-ing
现在分词
ran
Past
过去式
run
Past participle
过去分词
He runs every morning.
他每天早上跑步。
She ran a marathon yesterday.
她昨天跑了马拉松。
They have run out of time.
他们已经没有时间了。
The marathon runners will run through the city streets.
马拉松选手将跑过城市街道。
He ran his fingers over the smooth surface.
他用手指抚摸光滑的表面。
The rope runs across the entire length of the yard.
绳子横穿整个院子的长度。
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 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 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。
Not this
He will run president in the next election.
Use this
He will run for president in the next election.
表示‘竞选某职位’时，run是不及物动词，必须搭配介词for再接职位，不能直接跟宾语。for的作用是引出竞选的目标。
Not this
She run a small restaurant near the station.
Use this
She runs a small restaurant near the station.
主语She是第三人称单数，一般现在时的动词run需要加-s变为runs，这符合英语主谓一致的规则。
Not this
He is interested in run a marathon.
Use this
He is interested in running a marathon.
介词in后面必须接名词或动名词，不能接动词原形；run的动名词形式是running，因此这里要用running。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
经营企业
She runs a small bakery in town.
她在镇上经营一家小面包店。
竞选总统
He announced he will run for president.
他宣布将竞选总统。
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。
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。
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。
用完，耗尽
We ran out of milk, so I went to the store.
我们把牛奶喝完了，所以我去了一趟商店。
偶然遇到，撞上
I ran into an old friend at the concert.
我在音乐会上偶遇了一位老朋友。
逃跑，离家出走
The dog tried to run away from the yard.
那条狗试图从院子里逃跑。
阿甘，跑！（电影《阿甘正传》经典台词）
She runs a small bookstore.
她经营一家小书店。
我们生来就是要奔跑的。（布鲁斯·斯普林斯汀歌曲《Born to Run》歌词）
Rivers run into the sea.
江河流入大海。
Use running naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.