runner

Word family  noun run rerun runner running overrun adjective running runny verb run outrun overrun rerun adverb running

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

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run·ner /ˈrʌnə $ -ər/ ●●○ noun [countable]  1  DSOsomeone who runs for sport or pleasure 赛跑运动员；跑步者 → jogger a long-distance runner 长跑运动员 a marathon runner 马拉松运动员2  a horse that runs in a race 赛马 The runners and riders appear in Friday’s Racing Post. 赛马和骑师都会上星期五的《赛马邮报》。3  do a runner British English informalLEAVE A PLACE to leave somewhere quickly in order to avoid paying for something or having to meet someone 〔为避免付款或遇到某人而〕迅速逃离，溜掉 By the time the police got there, the boys had done a runner. 警察到达那里时，那些男孩子已经溜掉了。4. DSODLOone of the two thin pieces of metal under a sledge, or the single piece of metal under a skate 〔雪橇底部的〕滑板；〔冰鞋底部的〕冰刀5. DHHthe bar of wood or metal that a drawer or curtain slides along 〔抽屉或帘子的〕导轨，滑槽，滑道6. technicalHBP a stem on a plant that grows along the ground and then puts down roots to form a new plant 长匐茎，纤匐枝7. DHHa long narrow piece of cloth or carpet 长条饰布；长条地毯 → drug runner, → gun runner at gun-running, front-runner

Examples from the Corpus

runner• It was in the 70s, and lots of people dropped out, even elite runners.• My idea of good style is to arrive at the stance with a minimum of runners.• As it stands, few serious runners are likely to take up the challenge to turn it on.• a red table runner for Christmas• Propagates by the plantlets produced on the runners.• It was very disappointing that there were only three runners.• And they are offering tasty incentives to runners who answer their call.• The ring leaders, using runners to deliver their goods on the streets, sold about 100 phones each month.

run·ner nounChineseSyllable  

Corpus who sport runs for someone or pleasure

runner
run‧ner /ˈrʌnə $ -ər/ noun [countable]1. someone who runs for sport or pleasure ⇨ jogger:
    a long-distance runner
    a marathon runner
2. a horse that runs in a race:
    The runners and riders appear in Friday’s Racing Post.
3. do a runner British English informal to leave somewhere quickly in order to avoid paying for something or having to meet someone:
    By the time the police got there, the boys had done a runner.
4. one of the two thin pieces of metal under a sledge, or the single piece of metal under a skate
5. the bar of wood or metal that a drawer or curtain slides along
6. technical a stem on a plant that grows along the ground and then puts down roots to form a new plant
7. a long narrow piece of cloth or carpet
⇨ drug runner, ⇨ gun runner at gun-running, ⇨ front-runner

🔑 run·nerBrE /ˈrʌnə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈrʌnər/ 🔊 noun🔑 a person or an animal that runs, especially one taking part in a race 奔跑的人，奔跑的动物（尤指参加速度比赛者）◆a long-distance/cross-country/marathon, etc. runner 长跑、越野赛跑、马拉松等选手◆a list of runners (= horses in a race) and riders赛马和骑手名单  ➡  see also forerunner, front runner, roadrunner (especially in compounds 尤用于构成复合词) a person who takes goods illegally into or out of a place 走私者；偷运者◆a drug runner毒品走私分子  ➡  see also gunrunner a strip of metal, plastic or wood that sth slides on or can move along on （金属、塑料或木制的）条状滑行装置◆the runners of a sledge雪橇的滑板a plant stem that grows along the ground and puts down roots to form a new plant 纤匐枝a long narrow piece of cloth or carpet on a piece of furniture or on the floor 长条饰布；长条地毯a person in a company or an organization whose job is to take messages, documents, etc. from one place to another 送信人；信差(CanE) a shoe that is used for running or doing other sport in 跑鞋；运动鞋●do a ˈrunner(BrE, informal) to leave or run away from somewhere in a hurry, especially to avoid paying a bill or receiving a punishment 匆忙逃离；逃跑