单词 | to run on |
释义 | > as lemmasto run on to run on 1. intransitive. To continue to run, in various senses; to run further or longer (in time or space). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > continuing > continue doing or keep going in a course of action [verb (intransitive)] to hold a wayOE to hold forthc1200 to hold ona1225 reignc1300 lasta1325 continuea1340 to continue doing or to doc1384 pursuea1425 perseverec1425 to hold one's wayc1480 prosecute1528 to go on1533 to run on1533 keep1548 to follow on1560 insist1586 to keep on1589 to carry on1832 to carry on1857 string1869 the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > lasting quality, permanence > be permanent [verb (intransitive)] > remain, continue bidec893 ofstandeOE astandc1000 restOE holdc1175 dure1297 akeepc1300 lastc1300 arrest1393 containc1400 perseverec1425 reserve1529 to run on1533 to stick by ——1533 persist1538 persist1539 to hold up1582 retaina1631 persist1659 1533 T. More 2nd Pt. Confut. Tyndals Answere iv. p. lxv They..rather runne on apace towarde hell them selfe, then tary tyll the deuyll come to cary them. 1572 J. Bridges tr. R. Gwalther Hundred, Threescore & Fiftene Homelyes vppon Actes Apostles cxii. 643 Let the wicked runne on as long as they will, yet are they Gods instrumentes, to vse at his pleasure. a1616 W. Shakespeare King John (1623) v. vii. 67 Euen so must I run on, and euen so stop. View more context for this quotation 1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue i. 240 I was willing to let the bond runne on, till the time it was due. 1652 C. B. Stapylton in tr. Herodian Imperiall Hist. sig. A2v Where a sentence could not well be comprehended in six [lines], I let it run on to eight. 1668 C. Sedley Mulberry-garden ii. ii Thou and I might live comfortably on the forbearance money, and let the interest run on. 1740 C. Cibber Apol. Life C. Cibber vi. 114 A new Comedy of Mr. Congreve's..which ran on with..extraordinary Success. 1779 Mirror No. 67 Having run on in the usual career, I became tired with the sameness..of the scenes. 1795 J. Latta Pract. Syst. Surg. II. viii. 89 In dropsies..it will be proper to let the disease run on for as short a time as is possible before the operation. 1833 Penny Cycl. I. 384/2 What are called the cursive letters, which run on in continuous succession. 1847 W. C. L. Martin Ox 128/1 This disease may run on to a horrible extent before it destroys life. 1866 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 2nd Ser. 2 i. 54 The pen learning to run on and to print each idea as it occurs. 1892 Black & White Xmas No. 33/1 You have..let the engagement run on without a word of protest. 1900 Atlantic Monthly Feb. 167/2 In many places you may let the speech run on with hardly a change. 1911 S. Stall With Children on Sundays 128 The works would not be affected by this fact, but would continue to run on just the same. 1941 G. de Poncins & L. Galantière Kabloona (1942) iii. i. 202 He ran on, with the hounds in his wake. 1973 Times 21 Nov. 13/1 Greenhoff drove in a cross from the right. Ritchie let it run on into the path of Hurst. 2008 K. Kennedy Enchanting Lady xi. 151 He'd run on, until his haunches ached, until..his head hung with fatigue. 2. intransitive. Of time, or a period of time: to pass or elapse. ΘΚΠ the world > time > [verb (intransitive)] overgoeOE agoeOE goOE forthgoOE runOE overdrivea1275 farea1325 overmetea1325 walka1325 passc1330 slidec1374 yern1377 to pass overa1382 wastec1385 waive1390 to pass awaya1400 overseyc1400 drive?c1450 to drive ona1470 slevea1510 to roll awaya1522 to roll overa1522 to wear out, forth1525 flit1574 to pass on1574 to run on1578 overhie1582 wear1597 overslip1607 spend1607 travel1609 to go bya1616 elapsea1644 to come round1650 efflux1660 to roll round1684 lapse1702 roll1731 to roll around1769 to roll by1790 transpire1824 to come around1829 tide1835 elabe1837 tick1937 1578 J. Phillips Commemoration Countis of Lennox sig. B.iv Time runnes on without stay. 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard II v. v. 59 But my time, Runnes posting on . View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) v. vi. 128 Since she is liuing, let the time run on, To good, or bad. View more context for this quotation 1673 J. Milton Sonnets xvii, in Poems (new ed.) 60 Time will run On smoother, till Favonius re-inspire The frozen earth. 1719 J. Haldane Let. 22 Nov. in Hist. Reg. No. 16. 365 [He] requests him to consider that Time runs on, and that he cannot answer for suffering himself to be any longer amus'd. 1792 Monthly Rev. Feb. 144 Finding the time still running on under this new engagement, without affording him any hopes of dismission, Mr. L. had recourse to artifice. 1855 Ld. Tennyson Maud xxvi. iii, in Maud & Other Poems 98 As months ran on and rumour of battle grew. 1869 T. Hughes Alfred the Great iv. 45 New shapes, and ever more vile, as the years run on. 1921 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 201 458 It should appear that time does not run on at a uniform rate. 1957 C. Wittke German-Lang. Press in Amer. iv. 64 As the months ran on, the optimistic hopes for a united, republican Germany turned to ashes. 2008 C. Chan Trick of Mind i. 15 He badly wanted a coffee, but time was running on. 3. a. intransitive. To continue speaking; to speak volubly. In later use frequently spec.: to continue speaking in an inconsequential or unthinking manner; to gabble, chatter. Also transitive with direct speech as object. Cf. to go on 5b at go v. Phrasal verbs 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > loquacity or talkativeness > be talkative [verb (intransitive)] to multiply words1340 gagglea1556 glib1596 to run on?c1663 gasha1774 to roll on1861 pan1871 rabbit and pork1949 motormouth1983 ?c1663 B. Whitelocke Diary (1990) 432 Wh[itelocke] lett him run on till he was out of breath. 1697 J. Donaldson Husbandry Anatomized (new ed.) 122 Soft friend, one question at once, you run on with a full carrier. 1704 R. Steele Lying Lover v. 53 This unhappy Tongue..That still run'st on. 1713 R. Steele in Englishman 6 Oct. He ran on in a Way which he could never learn at any Place but one. 1763 Ann. Reg. 1762 Acct. of Bks. 232/2 Let him talk, ask questions, and run on at pleasure. 1823 W. Scott St. Ronan's Well III. i. 5 But I must not run on in a manner which..cannot be very pleasant to you. 1856 Titan Mag. Nov. 444/2 Thus did the little fellow run on, nor did I care to interrupt him. 1891 F. W. Robinson Her Love & his Life vii. v ‘I'm a fool—I always was,’ he ran on, hurriedly. 1914 G. B. Shaw Fanny's Last Play iii, in Misalliance 220 Lord, how I do run on! Dont mind me, Mrs. Gilbey. 1973 Chicago Tribune 4 July i. 4/2 Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko, the first speaker, ran on for 50 minutes. 1995 ‘N. Roberts’ Born in Ice xxi. 306 There I go, running on again, and we haven't dealt with our business. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > narration > narrate, relate, or tell [verb (transitive)] > continue to narrate to run on1749 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones VI. xvi. iv. 36 He ran on a long, unintelligible Story about his Wife. View more context for this quotation 1863 Burton Abbots II. iii. i. 320 Salome..was sitting beside me in the drawing-room..while she ran on story after story. 4. intransitive. With to or into. To develop or pass into something. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > continuing > progress, advance, or further continuance > advance (a proceeding) from previous stage [verb (transitive)] > progress or advance into to run into ——1670 to run on1886 the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [verb (transitive)] > into something greater improve1647 to work up1693 to run on1886 1705 F. Fuller Medicina Gymnastica Pref. sig. dv It is in our Choice, whether a Cough shall run on to a Consumption. 1796 B. Rush Med. Inq. & Observ. IV. 161 All writers take notice of cases of the plague, which run on into a slow fever that continues 30 and 40 days. 1830 W. Mackenzie Pract. Treat. Dis. Eye i. 2 I have seen the inflammation, arising from such accidents, run on into suppuration. 1886 J. Ruskin Præterita I. xii. 395 The proposed six lessons..ran on into perhaps eight or nine. 1919 J. C. Wilson & C. H. Turner Internal Med. (ed. 5) II. iv. i. 130 Swelling of the parotid glands..may be slight or may run on to suppuration. 1922 D. H. Lawrence Fantasia of Unconscious x. 177 If the resolution is never made,..then the love-craving will run on into frenzy. 5. a. intransitive. Of matter to be printed, typed, etc.: to continue on the same line as the preceding matter, rather than starting a new line; to continue without a line break. ΘΚΠ society > communication > printing > printed matter > arrangement or appearance of printed matter > appearance of printed matter [verb (intransitive)] > run on to run on1892 1770 P. Luckombe Conc. Hist. Printing 386 The method of putting a White between the Direction and Matter that runs on, is a glaring instance of [etc.]. 1883 Ogilvie's Imperial Dict. (new ed.) III. 745/1 To run on,..to be continued in the same line without making a break or beginning a new paragraph. 1892 A. Oldfield Pract. Man. Typogr. iii. 35 When two paragraphs are required to be made into one, or, in technical language, ‘to run on’. 1911 Publishers' Weekly 7 Oct. 1415/1 Among some lesser known works of the fifteenth century, the text runs on solid. 1979 T. A. Halligan Bk. Gostlye Grace of Mechtild of Hackeborn i. 5 Each entry in the Table of Chapters and each chapter in the Booke proper begins on a new line, but rubrics run on directly after the conclusion of the preceding chapters. 2003 P. G. Knight & T. Parsons How to do your Ess., Exams & Coursework xv. 130 Typical errors that can be picked up at this stage include..paragraphs that accidentally run on to the next without a break. b. transitive. To set (matter) continuously; to remove a line break from (matter). Also more generally: to set (matter) in a style which avoids the use of large spaces between elements. Cf. run-on adj. 2. ΚΠ 1770 P. Luckombe Conc. Hist. Printing 444 Where matter is run on that should begin a new Paragraph, they draw a stroke down the place, and this mark, [ in the Margin. 1841 W. Savage Dict. Art of Printing 189 When a paragraph commences where it is not intended, connect the matter by a line, and write in the margin opposite run on. 1884 J. Southward Pract. Printing (ed. 2) xvi. 147 The mark for indicating where a paragraph is to be ‘run on’ explains itself. 1888 C. T. Jacobi Printers' Vocab. 116 Run on chapters, an intimation that the commencement of chapters in a work are not necessarily to begin on a fresh page. 1921 G. E. Brown Indexing ii. 41 In the condensed style these sub-entries are ‘run on’. 1973 F. Jefkins Advertising made Simple iii. xvii. 200 Displayed classified, or semi-display—advertisements in the classified section which are not merely run on, but set out and possibly illustrated. 2001 J. McLaverty Pope, Print, & Meaning v. 119 Harte has each section beginning a new line, with a hanging indent, whereas Pope's sections are run on. 6. intransitive. Hunting, Horse Racing, etc. To have the stamina to run over a long distance; to demonstrate this quality in a particular hunt or race. ΚΠ 1827 Sporting Mag. Mar. 302/2 Still fewer [horses] are able to run on, as it is termed, or, in other words, are able to run when and as they ought to run. 1878 Wallace's Monthly Apr. 214/1 Those narrow-hocked fellows seem to be able to run on and always. 1913 Times 21 Nov. 13/4 A holloa near the village set them going again, and they ran on well. 1977 Field 13 Jan. 56/1 Trainers had no way of knowing whether their fastest puppies had that ability to ‘run on’, an endowment with stamina so essential for Altcar honours. 1988 Sporting Life Weekender 26–28 May 6/2 She was fourth to Literati at Kempton and was noted running on well to finish just over five lengths off the winner. 7. transitive. To apply; to attach. Now rare. ΚΠ 1874 Amer. Cycl. VII. 601/1 This forms a wax mould, which..is built up..by running on more wax with a building iron. 1876 F. Callis in G. P. Bevan Brit. Manufacturing Industries 178 By another process, the bolsters and caps are run on when the metal is in a liquid state. 1887 Eng. Mechanic 25 Mar. 86/1 This covering [of wax] may readily be run on with the assistance of a hot iron. 1894 Labour Comm. 411 in Parl. Papers XXXVIII. 69/1 Run on, the process of placing imitation or spelter bolsters on common table knife blades. 1918 Horseless Age 1 May 36/3 The surface may be built up by running on a layer of solder. to run on —— to run on —— 1. intransitive. a. To talk about or discourse upon (something); to have reference to, relate to, be concerned with. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of ideation > topic, subject-matter > be occupied with a topic [verb (intransitive)] to be abouta1400 to run on ——a1400 to run upon ——c1443 to speak unto ——1639 to roll upon ——1702 to roll on ——1763 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Gött.) l. 223 (MED) Þise er þe materis..þat i thinck in þis boke to schawe, Schortli renand on þis dede. 1472 J. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 582 My modyr hathe herd of that mater by the reporte of old Wayte, whyche rennyth on it wyth opyn mowthe in hys werst wyse. 1549 T. Chaloner tr. Erasmus Praise of Folie sig. Niij Admitte theyr theme renne on charitee. 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 99. ¶5 The whole Story runs on Chastity and Courage. 1770 G. Baretti Journey London to Genoa II. lv. 289 The table-talk ran on the royal palace and the present war. 1848 ‘A Superior Spirit’ Refl. European Revol. iii. 160 The talk ran on the next day's demonstration in favour of Poland. 1901 Iowa State Reg. 31 May 7/3 Passing over a large cemetery ground yesterday with a friend, the discussion ran on suitable shrubs, trees and flowers for such grounds. 1956 H. Peart Red Falcons of Trémoine xxii. 234 The low-voiced talk ran on the siege and the fall of Trémoine. 2006 C. Hughes Dressed in Fiction iii. 35 Characters like Mrs Allen, whose conversation runs on clothes and fashion. b. Of the mind, thoughts, etc.: to be occupied, concerned, or taken up with (a subject); to concentrate on; to dwell on. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attention > earnest attention, concentration > fix the attention, concentrate [verb (transitive)] intend1429 to run upon ——c1443 to run on ——?1499 to run of ——?1504 to stick to ——?1530 affix1553 medite1606 fix1664 meditate1700 linger1835 ?1499 J. Skelton Bowge of Courte (de Worde) sig. Biijv I haue no coyne nor crosse I am not happy I renne ay on the losse. 1575 P. Beverley Hist. Ariodanto & Ieneura (new ed.) sig. D.v His mynde runnes on Ieneuora, and of hir worthy hew. ?1602 Narcissus (MS Bodl. Rawl. poet. 212) (1893) 181 Your heads may runne on crotchett..to know what manner wight..I am. 1627 H. Scudder Christians Daily Walke iii. 45 Make those best things your Treasure, then your heart will be chiefly set, and your thoughts will chiefly runne on them. 1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 33. ⁋6 My Head ran all that Day and Night on the exemplary Carriage of this Woman. 1791 N.-Y. Mag. Feb. 96/1 When we let our thoughts run on that amazing exertion of power. 1819 W. Scott Let. 1 Jan. (1933) V. 288 His mind running entirely on mathematics and fortification. 1889 M. E. Carter Mrs. Severn III. iii. iii. 100 Her thoughts had run on illness and death. 1951 G. Heyer Quiet Gentleman xii. 182 It is just that your mind is running a little too much on your pleasuring at Stanyon. 1981 G. Battiscombe Christina Rossetti v. 81 Her thoughts were still running on James Collinson. 2004 L. Prior Ardor 168 All the while he lay incapacitated, his mind ran on the subject of Fernanda Ponderosa. c. To have or show a preference for or tendency towards (something); to favour. Cf. to run to —— 4c at Phrasal verbs 2. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > types of choice > choose in specific way [verb (transitive)] > choose in preference to others > show marked preference for to run on ——1683 1683 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises II. Dict. 389 When Matter runs much on some few Sorts of Letters, they say, it Runs on Sorts. 1734 Particular Descr. Dantzick 13 Their Taste runs not on making handsom Stair Cases, or light spatious Kitchins. 1809 E. Stanley Let. 20 Mar. in Lady Morgan Memoirs (1862) I. xxix. 363 You particularly mentioned mitred lace, but I think..the present fashion rather runs on the scolloped edge. 1895 Westm. Gaz. 22 Apr. 1/2 Colour seemed chiefly to run on that blending of purple and geranium. 1908 Iowa City Citizen 22 Apr. 8/2 (advt.) Silks..have the ‘cry’ so dear to Milady whose taste runs on light weight materials. 1929 R. Ramsay in Frozen & Chilled Meat Trade I. 17 The taste runs on meat of fair quality, but with a minimum of fat attached to it. ΚΠ 1447 O. Bokenham Lives of Saints (Arun.) (1938) 6299 (MED) Whan þe yere of grace On seuen hundryd ran & fourty & nyne, Translatyd was..Marye Mawdelyn To vizelyac & þer leyd in shryne. 3. intransitive. U.S. colloquial. To tease, ridicule, make fun of. Cf. sense 13 and to run upon —— 7 at Phrasal verbs 2. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > banter or good-humoured ridicule > banter [verb (transitive)] tauntc1530 railly1668 rally1672 banter1677 smoke1699 to get, take, or have a rise out of1703 joke1748 to run a rig1764 badinage1778 queer1778 quiz1787 to poke (one's) fun (at)1795 gammon1801 chaff1826 to run on ——1830 rig1841 trail1847 josh1852 jolly1874 chip1898 barrack1901 horse1901 jazz1927 to take the mike out ofa1935 to take the piss (out of)1945 to take the mickey (out of)1948 1830 J. E. Worcester Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Abridged (ed. 3) Run on,..to press with jokes or ridicule; to abuse with sarcasms; to bear hard on. 1870 Little Corporal June 85/3 We used to kind o' run on him at first, and that's the way the [name] ‘Little Piety’ got hitched onto him. 1921 W. M. Raine Gunsight Pass i. 6 The temper of Sanders began to take an edge. He saw no reason why these strangers should run on him, to use the phrase of the country. < as lemmas |
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