run over . overflow溢出

The river is running over its banks and we shall be flooded．河水正在漫过河岸，我们就要受淹了。

Someone must have left the tap on，for the water was running over and flooding the bathroom．一定是有人忘了关水龙头，水都溢出来了，浴室里尽是水。

run over . knock down and pass over with a moving vehicle（车辆）辗过

Go slower ；you might run over those children playing on the road．慢点儿！当心压了在路上玩耍的孩子。

The motorist admitted that he ran over a woman on a pedestrian crossing．开车人承认他的车子在人行横道上压过一位妇女。

run over .  repeat for practice； go over（a subject）cursorily 温习；扼要复述

Just run over the notes before the examination．考前把笔记复习一下。

I have explained the subject pretty fully；now I'll run over the main points again．对于这个问题，我已经做了相当详尽的解释，现在我将重复一下要点。

During the lunch hour，Mary ran over her history facts so she would remember them for the test．午餐时玛丽匆匆地把历史笔记复习了一下，以便考试时记住。

run over . visit briefly 短暂串门

She ran over to her neighbour's to borrow some milk．她到邻居家去借些牛奶。

He often runs over to my office to talk about his work．他常来我办公室谈他的工作。

run over . go beyond；exceed a limit超过；超出限度

I'm afraid time is running over ；we'll have to end it now． 时间快要到了，我们该收工了。

His speech ran over the time limit．他的讲话超过了规定的时间。

The amount collected in taxes ran over the estimate．收的税金超出了预算。

run over . play （a tape，）放（磁带）

He ran the tape over again and again and listened carefully．他一遍又一遍放磁带并仔细听着。

run short be in short supply；not have enough缺少；不足

The world is gradually running short of oil．世界上的石油正越来越少。

Drinking water was running short before the voyage was over．饮用水在航海完成之前就用完了。

run the risk of be open to danger；put oneself in danger易遭危险；冒险；使自己身处险境

A baseball umpire wears a mask and chest protector so he won't run the risk of being hit by the ball．棒球裁判戴着面具和胸护，以免遭球击。

run through . use up wastefully 挥霍尽；乱花光

The rich man's son quickly ran through his money．这位富人的儿子很快就把钱挥霍光了。

He ran through the family fortune in a year．他一年之内耗尽了全部家产。

We run through ten gallons of petrol a week．我们一个星期用十加仑汽油。

run through . repeat重复

I'll run through the main points of the news again．我将重播一下新闻的主要内容。

run through . review；rehearse复习；预演；排练

He ran through his lecture in his mind．他在心里默诵他的演讲词。

We should run through the whole play once more before we actually present it on the stage．我们在公演前应该把整个剧再排练一遍。

run through . pierce or stab，as with a sword 刺入；贯穿

He ran his opponent through with a sword．他用剑刺穿了他的对手。

run through . peruse or examine quickly；deal with in rapid succession 迅速阅读或检查；很快地处理

Will you run through this essay for me， and tell me what you think of it? 请你把这篇文章看一下，并把意见告诉我，好吗?

I have run through the headlines in today's newspapers．今天报纸的大标题我都浏览过了。

run to . afford；have sufficient money，ability，for买得起；有足够的钱、能力等做某事

On my salary I can't run to a colour television．靠工资我买不起彩电。

I'm afraid we can't run to a holiday abroad this year．恐怕今年我们没钱出国度假了。

The chapel needs redecorating，but funds won't run to it ．教堂需要重新装饰一番，但资金不足。

run to . amount to；extend to总额达到；伸展到

The book runs to three hundred pages．该书多达三百页。

The casualties ran to more than a hundred thousand．伤亡人数达十万以上。

run to . tend to倾向于

She naturally runs to fat．她天生会发胖。

I was annoyed that I had let myself run to fat， so I made efforts to lose weight．真烦人，我长得太胖了，所以我努力减肥。

run to earth . run to ground . hunt to its hiding place， home，starting point or origin追根究底；追查到底

All the men who helped to run to earth the criminals were richly rewarded．所有协助追查罪犯的人都获重赏。

The book was out of print but he eventually ran it to earth at a secondhand bookshop．那本书绝版了，但他终于在一家旧书店里买到了。

run true to form . follow a usual way；act as expected；agree with how a person usually acts一如往常；一贯；不失…之本色

His action ran true to form； he bothered his mother until she let him have his way．他和往常一样，缠着他妈妈直到她依了他才罢休。

run up against .  meet by chance ；encounter碰到；偶遇

I thought we would be successful，but we ran up against a lack of money．我本以为我们会成功，但因资金短缺而受阻。

Could you help me? I've run up against a few problems．你能帮我 一下吗? 我遇到了几个问题。

run up against . collide with与…相撞

In the dark he ran up against a big tree．黑暗中，他撞到一棵大树上去了。