a :a person who runs as part of a sport, for exercise, or in a race跑步的人;赛跑运动员
a long-distance/cross-country/marathon runner长跑/越野跑/马拉松运动员
She's a fast runner.她跑得很快。
b :an animal (such as a horse) that runs in a race赛跑的动物(如马)
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a :a person who delivers messages, reports, materials, or products either within a business or organization or to outside locations:messenger(公司或组织中的)跑腿的人,外勤人员
b :a person who brings drugs, guns, etc., to a place illegally and secretly(毒品、枪支等的)走私者,偷运者
a drug runner毒品走私者
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baseball:a player who is on base or is trying to reach a base:base runner跑垒员
The runner slid into third base.跑垒员滑进了三垒。
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:a long, thin piece or part on which something (such as a sled, skate, or drawer) slides滑动装置(如雪橇滑板、冰鞋冰刀、抽屉滑槽)
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:a stem of a plant that grows along the ground and that forms new plants长匐茎;匍匐茎
a plant that spreads by sending out runners匍匐茎植物
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a :a long, narrow carpet for a hall or staircase(大厅或楼梯用的)长条地毯
b :a narrow cloth cover for a table or other piece of furniture长条桌布;(家具)长条饰布
do a runner
British, informal
:to leave a place quickly by running especially to avoid paying a bill or to escape punishment(为了逃单或免挨罚)溜走,逃离
The runner slid into third base. sent a runner to tell them that all was ready for the feast
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ADJECTIVE➤fast, good, great, powerful, top快速的/優秀的/偉大的/強健的/頂尖的賽跑運動員▸➤distance, long-distance, marathon, middle-distance長跑運動員;馬拉松賽跑運動員;中距離賽跑運動員▸➤cross-country, fell (BrE) 越野/山地賽跑者▸➤Olympic奧運賽跑運動員▸➤base, pinch, route (all NAmE) 跑壘員;(關鍵時刻上場的)替補跑壘員;跑全所有壘的跑壘員▸➤fancied (BrE) 被認為會贏的賽跑者◇one of the fancied runners in today's race今天賽跑中被認為會贏的運動員之一➤front (oftenfigurative) 領跑者;競爭領先者◇He is currently the front runner for the Democratic Party presidential nomination.目前他在民主黨總統提名中領先。