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runny

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Illness & disability
run·ny /ˈrʌni/ adjective informal  1. MIa runny nose, runny eyes etc have liquid coming out of them, usually because you have a cold 〔通常因感冒而〕流鼻涕的,流泪的2 LIQUIDfood that is runny is not as solid or thick as normal or as desired 〔食物〕稀薄的,黏软的 The butter had gone runny in the heat. 黄油遇热后融化了。
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runnyThe scrambled eggs were a little bit runny.Add water if pilaf is getting too dry; pilaf should end up moist but not runny.Scrambled eggs and omelets from this product, however, were wet, runny, and lacked the egg aroma.They look all right but taste bland and the filling turns to runny brown jam once warmed up.The woman's dark like runny chocolate, her skin all smooth and beautiful.I've caught Tom's horrid runny cold!runny custardShe put her arms around his waist; her tears and runny nose wet his shirt.Reintroducing those foods brings the bad behaviour back along with the wheezing or runny nose.And you have to consult baby pictures to remember what your kids looked like without raw, runny noses.a boiled egg with a runny yolk
run·ny adjectiveChineseSyllable
of nose, coming liquid runny a etc runny out have eyes Corpus


runny
runny /ˈrʌni/ adjective informal
 Word Family: noun: run, rerun, runner, running, overrun; verb: run, outrun, overrun, rerun; adjective: running, runny; adverb: running
1. a runny nose, runny eyes etc have liquid coming out of them, usually because you have a cold
2. food that is runny is not as solid or thick as normal or as desired:
    The butter had gone runny in the heat.


runnyBrE /ˈrʌni/ 🔊NAmE /ˈrʌni/ 🔊 adjective (run·nier, run·ni·est) (of your nose or eyes 鼻子或眼睛) producing a lot of liquid, for example when you have a cold 流鼻涕的;流眼泪的having more liquid than is usual; not solid 太稀的;水分过多的;软的runny honey水分过多的蜂蜜Omelettes should be runny in the middle. 煎蛋卷包馅应该是软的。🔊🔊