By 1973, domestic US sources of oil were peaking, and the nation was importing more of its oil, depending on a constant flow from abroad to keep cars on the road and machines running.
出自-2013年6月阅读原文
A river running through the Congo.
出自-2013年6月听力原文
During the 1980s he noticed an increasing number of long poems among the submissions, with some running to 70 or 80 pages.
出自-2013年12月阅读原文
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N-UNCOUNT
奔跑;赛跑;跑步
Running is the activity of moving fast on foot, especially as a sport.
例句
We chose to do cross-country running.
我们选择了越野赛跑。
...running shoes.
跑鞋
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N-SING
管理;经营
The running of something such as a business is the managing or organizing of it.
例句
...the committee in charge of the day-to-day running of the party.
负责党内日常事务管理的委员会
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ADJ
接连的;连续的
You use running to describe things that continue or keep occurring over a period of time.
例句
He also began a running feud with Dean Acheson...
他也开始接二连三地和艾奇逊院长发生争执。
The song turned into a running joke between him and the press.
这首歌一时成了他和媒体之间的一个笑料。
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ADJ
不断增加的;持续增长的
A running total is a total which changes because numbers keep being added to it as something progresses.
例句
He kept a running tally of who had called him, who had visited, who had sent flowers...
他不断记录着又有谁给他打电话，拜访过他，或给他送花。
So far, his running total in transfers fees is £2 million.
到目前为止，他持续增长的转会费已高达200万英镑。
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ADV
连续，一连（发生几次）
You can use running when indicating that something keeps happening. For example, if something has happened every day for three days, you can say that it has happened for the third day running or for three days running .
例句
He said drought had led to severe crop failure for the second year running...
他说干旱已经连续两年导致农作物严重歉收。
She changes her look so often that she never seems the same woman two days running.
她经常改变形象，一天一个样。
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ADJ
(水等)流动的
Running water is water that is flowing rather than standing still.
例句
The forest was filled with the sound of running water...
森林中处处都能听到流水声。
Wash the lentils under cold running water.
用流动的凉水冲洗小扁豆。
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ADJ
自来（水）的
If a house has running water, water is supplied to the house through pipes and taps.
例句
...a house without electricity or running water in a tiny African village.
非洲一座小村庄里既没有电，也没有自来水的房子
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PHRASE
有/没有希望获胜;有/没有机会得到
If someone is in the running for something, they have a good chance of winning or obtaining it. If they are out of the running for something, they have no chance of winning or obtaining it.
例句
Her role in Death and the Maiden, which put her in the running for the Laurence Olivier Award...
她在电影《不道德的审判》中的演出使她很有希望获得劳伦斯·奥利弗奖
Until this week he appeared to have ruled himself out of the running because of his age.
他似乎一直因为年龄问题不认为自己有获胜的可能，但情况在这周改变了。
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PHRASE
率先;带头;开头
If someone is making the running in a situation, they are more active than the other people involved.
例句
Republicans are furious that the Democrats currently seem to be making all the running.
现在民主党人好像成了领头羊，这让共和党人非常愤怒。
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PHRASE
(系统或地方等)正常运转，正常运营
If something such as a system or place is up and running, it is operating normally.
例句
We're trying to get the medical facilities up and running again.
我们正努力让这些医疗机构恢复正常运营。
Noun
1. (American football) a play in which a player runs with the ball;
"the defensive line braced to stop the run""the coach put great emphasis on running"2. the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace;
"he broke into a run""his daily run keeps him fit"3. the state of being in operation;
"the engine is running smoothly"4. the act of administering or being in charge of something;
"he has responsibility for the running of two companies at the same time"5. the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track
Adjective
1. moving quickly on foot;
"heard running footsteps behind him"2. (of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream;
"a mountain stream with freely running water""hovels without running water"3. continually repeated over a period of time;
"a running joke among us"4. of advancing the ball by running;
"the team's running plays worked better than its pass plays"5. executed or initiated by running;
"running plays worked better than pass plays""took a running jump""a running start"6. measured lengthwise;
"cost of lumber per running foot"7. (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing;
"in running (or working) order""a functional set of brakes"