英语词汇“to run to form”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

(a) to run to (also true to, up to) form: (of a horse or other animal in a race) to perform consistently with its previous record; (more generally) to behave or function in line with expectations; to be as expected.

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the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > act habitually [verb (intransitive)] > act in one's habitual way

at or (now more usually) up to one's (old) tricks1823

to run to (also true to, up to) form1843

1843 Morning Post 7 Oct. 3/5 The latter [horse] has not run up to his form this season by many pounds.

1891 Chicago Tribune 21 Sept. 6/1 The horses are running true to form and of good class.

1895 Salt Lake Tribune 16 Jan. 2/3 Horses ran to form to-day and May Day was the only outsider to win.

1908 Ogden (Utah) Standard 7 Sept. 7/1 If Joe Gans runs to form as the original ‘come-back kid’ in his third combat with Bat Nelson.

1932 New Yorker 23 July 30 Mr. O'Malley..ran true to form as a satirist by making a point of never getting out of his..hotel-room.

1966 Grand Prairie (Texas) Daily News 30 Dec. 11/6 Even if Dooley is running up to form he will be faced by [a] formidable crew of Mustangs on the other side of the line.

1970 G. F. Newman Sir, You Bastard viii. 253 It was simply Paul running to form, never arriving anywhere on time.

1997 I. Sinclair Lights out for Territory (1998) 35 Jack shot up the bar once, when the horses weren't running to form.

2010 M. Robinson Mistress by Mistake 149 I see Bay is running true to form. You look like all his other Jane Street whores.

单词	to run to form
释义	> as lemmas to run to (also true to, up to) form (a) to run to (also true to, up to) form: (of a horse or other animal in a race) to perform consistently with its previous record; (more generally) to behave or function in line with expectations; to be as expected. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > act habitually [verb (intransitive)] > act in one's habitual way at or (now more usually) up to one's (old) tricks1823 to run to (also true to, up to) form1843 1843 Morning Post 7 Oct. 3/5 The latter [horse] has not run up to his form this season by many pounds. 1891 Chicago Tribune 21 Sept. 6/1 The horses are running true to form and of good class. 1895 Salt Lake Tribune 16 Jan. 2/3 Horses ran to form to-day and May Day was the only outsider to win. 1908 Ogden (Utah) Standard 7 Sept. 7/1 If Joe Gans runs to form as the original ‘come-back kid’ in his third combat with Bat Nelson. 1932 New Yorker 23 July 30 Mr. O'Malley..ran true to form as a satirist by making a point of never getting out of his..hotel-room. 1966 Grand Prairie (Texas) Daily News 30 Dec. 11/6 Even if Dooley is running up to form he will be faced by [a] formidable crew of Mustangs on the other side of the line. 1970 G. F. Newman Sir, You Bastard viii. 253 It was simply Paul running to form, never arriving anywhere on time. 1997 I. Sinclair Lights out for Territory (1998) 35 Jack shot up the bar once, when the horses weren't running to form. 2010 M. Robinson Mistress by Mistake 149 I see Bay is running true to form. You look like all his other Jane Street whores. extracted from runv. < as lemmas
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