running
US: /ˈɹənɪŋ/
UK: /ɹˈʌnɪŋ/
UK: /ɹˈʌnɪŋ/
English Vietnamese dictionary
running /'rʌniɳ/
- danh từ
- cuộc chạy đua
- to take up the running; to make the running: dẫn đầu cuộc chạy đua
- to be in the running: có cơ thắng (trong cuộc đấu, trong cuộc chạy đua...)
- to be out of the running: không có cơ thắng
- sự chạy, sự vậm hành (máy...)
- sự chảy (chất lỏng, mủ...)
- sự buôn lậu
- sự phá vòng vây
- sự quản lý, sự trông nom, sự điều khiển (một nhà máy...)
- cuộc chạy đua
- tính từ
- chạy đang chạy; tiến hành trong lúc chạy
- running jump: nhảy có chạy lấy đà
- a running flight: một cuộc chiến đấu săn đuổi nhau
- chảy, đang chảy
- running spring: dòng suối đang chảy
- running sore: vết thương đang rỉ mủ
- di động trượt đi
- running block puli: di động
- running knot: nút dây thòng lọng
- liên tiếp, liên tục, liền
- for several days running: trong nhiều ngày liền
- running number: số thứ tự
- running hand: chữ viết liền nét (không nhấc bút lên)
- hiện nay, đương thời
- running account: số tiền hiện gửi
- a running commentary: bài tường thuật tại chỗ (trên đài phát thanh...)
- chạy đang chạy; tiến hành trong lúc chạy
Advanced English dictionary
noun, adjective
+ noun [U]
1 the action or sport of running: to go / take up running + running shoes
2 the activity of managing or operating sth: the day-to-day running of a business + the running costs of a car (for example of fuel, repairs, insurance)
3 (-running) (in compounds) the activity of bringing sth such as drugs, guns, etc. into a country secretly and illegally: drug-running + gunrunning
Idioms: in / out of the running (for sth) (informal) having some/no chance of succeeding or achieving sth
make the running (BrE, informal) to set the speed at which sth is done; to take the lead in doing sth
+ adjective
1 used after a number and a noun such as 'year' 'day' or 'time', to say that sth has happened in the same way several times, without a change: She's won the championship three years running. + It was the third day running that the train had been late. + No party has won an election four times running.
2 running water is water that is flowing somewhere or water that is supplied to a building and available to be used through taps/faucets: I can hear the sound of running water. + a remote cottage without electricity or running water
3 [only before noun] lasting a long time; continuous
Synonym: ONGOING
For years he had fought a running battle with the authorities over the land. + a running argument + His old raincoat became a running joke (= people kept laughing at it).
See also -
4 (-running) (in compounds) running or flowing in the way mentioned: a fast-running river + They showed the free-running, slick football that has become their trademark.
Idioms: (go and) take a running jump (old-fashioned, spoken) used to tell sb in a rude way to go away: Why didn't you just tell him to take a running jump?
more at ORDER n.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 operation, management, direction:
Who attends to the everyday running of the business while you are away?
2 competition, contest, meet, tournament, race, match; event, game:
If he is found to take steroids, he'll be out of the running.
adj.
3 continuous, on-going, continual, perpetual, sustained, constant, uninterrupted, ceaseless, unceasing:
Where do they get the energy to keep up a running argument on the same silly subject?
Collocation dictionary
1 activity/sport
ADJ.
cross-country, fell, road | distance, long-distance, marathon, middle-distance
RUNNING + NOUN
event, race | shoe, shorts, vest | track
2 management of business, etc.
ADJ.
efficient, smooth
Careful planning is needed to ensure the smooth running of the event.
| day-to-day
VERB + RUNNING
be involved in, be responsible for
RUNNING + NOUN
costs, expenses
Concise English dictionary
'rʌnɪŋ
noun
+(American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
+the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
+the state of being in operation
+the act of administering or being in charge of something
+the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track
adj.
+moving quickly on foot
+(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
+continually repeated over a period of time
+of advancing the ball by running
+executed or initiated by running
+measured lengthwise
+(of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
ran|running|runsrʌn
noun
+a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
+the act of testing something
+a race run on foot
+an unbroken series of events
+(American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
+a regular trip
+the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
+the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation
+unrestricted freedom to use
+the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.)
+a small stream
+a race between candidates for elective office
+a row of unravelled stitches
+the pouring forth of a fluid
+an unbroken chronological sequence
+a short trip
verb
+move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
+flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
+stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
+direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
+have a particular form
+move along, of liquids
+perform as expected when applied
+change or be different within limits
+run, stand, or compete for an office or a position
+cause to emit recorded sounds
+move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way
+have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
+carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine
+be operating, running or functioning
+change from one state to another
+cause to perform
+be affected by; be subjected to
+continue to exist
+occur persistently
+include as the content; broadcast or publicize
+carry out
+guide or pass over something
+cause something to pass or lead somewhere
+make without a miss
+deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor
+cause an animal to move fast
+be diffused
+sail before the wind
+cover by running; run a certain distance
+extend or continue for a certain period of time
+set animals loose to graze
+keep company
+run with the ball; in such sports as football
+travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means
+travel a route regularly
+pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
+compete in a race
+progress by being changed
+reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
+come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
+become undone
