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词汇 run to
释义
Phr V
run to
runs, running, ran, run
run to sb
to ask someone to help or protect you when you should be helping yourself
I'm thirty-one - I can't keep running to my parents every time something goes wrong.
run to sth
(never in continuous tenses) to reach a particular amount, usually a large amount
A document like this can run to twenty or thirty pages.A meal with wine might run to $60 a head.
British & Australian if you or your money runs to a particular thing, you have enough money to buy that thingusually negative
He earns a decent wage but it certainly doesn't run to two houses.I bought a cooker but I couldn't run to new kitchen units too.
if your taste runs to something, that is the type of thing that you enjoy
I should imagine that your musical taste doesn't run to opera.
phraserun to1. run to sth to reach a particular number or amount, especially a large number or amount: The Macpherson report runs to several hundred pages, and I haven't had time to read it all. Dinner for two should run to around $50. The cost of building and launching each shuttle can run to as much as $100 million.2. can/will run to sth BrE to have enough money to be able to pay for something: We couldn't quite run to vintage champagne, so we chose a decent bottle of wine instead. Bill, the budget for the course will run to some new paintbrushes as well, won't it?3. run to sb to go to someone and expect them to help or protect you, or tell you what you should do: Natalie had run to her new lover, only to be turned away broken-hearted.come running to sb (=expect someone to help and protect you when you should be able to deal with a problem yourself) Whenever there's the slightest problem he always comes running to me for help.4. sb's taste runs to sth if someone's taste runs to something, it is one of the things that they like: I'm not sure if Edgar's taste in music would run to acid jazz.

run to

1. Literally, to travel to someone, something, or some place by running. I ran to Janet as she stepped off the train and swept her up into my arms. I run to the courthouse and back every morning, which is about eight miles round trip. She ran to the door so that she could hide the package before John had a chance to see it.
2. To force someone or something to reach some state or condition, as a result of excessive running. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "run" and "to." The coach ran us to the point of collapse because we had been goofing off during practice. You'll run the horses to death if you're not careful—they need rest and food!
3. To flee or turn to someone to complain or ask for help. You can't just run to your rich daddy every time there's a problem in your life—you need to learn how to solve problems like these on your own. He ran to the supervisor to rat me out because he saw that I had been listening to music during work.
4. To total up to a certain amount, especially of money. Let's see, between the cost of the parts and the time it took to do the repairs, your bills runs to $250. Our account had run to the tens of thousands of dollars before the hotel finally kicked us out.

run someone or something to something

 
1. to run someone or something to some extreme extent, such as death. The villain's idea was to run his victim to death by chasing him. He nearly ran his horse to death.
2. to drive someone or something to some place. Could you run me to the store? Please run these clothes to the cleaners.

run to someone or something

to travel quickly on foot to someone or something; to go to someone or something with some urgency. Mary ran to Alice and greeted her. I ran to the door and fled.

run to something

to amount to a certain amount of money. In the end, the bill ran to thousands of dollars. His account ran to more than I expected.

run to

1. Amount to, as in The total will run to thousands of dollars. This usage employs run in the sense of "extend." [Mid-1500s]
2. Lean toward, favor, as in My taste runs to chocolate desserts. [Colloquial; second half of 1800s] Also see run to earth; run to form; run to seed.

run to

v.
1. To make a brief trip somewhere, especially by motor vehicle: I'll run to the store and pick up some vegetables for dinner.
2. To amount to some maximal quantity: The bill for the flowers for the wedding ran to $900.
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