★ run(ran,run)
① v. 跑(某段距离)赛跑;(液体)流动
At age 18, Ben ran his first marathon.
18岁时，本第一次参加马拉松比赛。
The river was running very slowly.
河水流得很慢。
② v. (使)运转;运行;操作
I think that clock is running a bit slow.
我觉得那个钟走得有点慢。
③ v. 管理;经营
When I was young, my parents ran a snack bar in our small town.
我小的时候，父母在我们的小镇上开了一家小吃店。
④ v. (尤指在美国)参加竞选
run for president 竞选总统
⑤ v. 变成;成为
We’ve run short of milk. 我们没牛奶了。
固定搭配:
▲ run across 跑着穿过;偶然碰见
▲ run after 追赶;追求
▲ run away(from) 逃走;逃避
▲ run into 撞上;偶然遇见;遇到(困难等)
When I first learned to write in English, I ran into many difficulties.
我刚开始学习用英语写作时，遇到了很多困难。
▲ run out (of) 用完;耗尽
▲ run over 碾过;思考:
Marks mind raced, running over all the possibilities.
马克的脑子飞快地转着，把各种可能都一一作了考虑。