| 单词 | runup |
| 释义 | runup[ ruhn-uhp ] / ˈrʌnˌʌp / nounthe testing of an airplane engine by accelerating the motor. an advance in prices, as in the stock market. Sports.
Origin of runupFirst recorded in 1825–35; noun use of verb phrase run up Words nearby runuprun to, run to earth, run to form, run to seed, runty, runup, runway, run wild, run with, Runyon, RUOK Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for runup
British Dictionary definitions for runuprun up verb (tr, adverb)to amass or accumulate; incurto run up debts to make by sewing together quicklyto run up a dress to hoistto run up a flag noun run-upan approach run by an athlete for a long jump, pole vault, etc a preliminary or preparatory periodthe run-up to the election Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with runuprun up Make or become greater or larger, as in That offer will run up the price of the stock. [Late 1500s] Accumulate, as in She ran up huge bills at the florist. [First half of 1700s] Sew rapidly, as in I can run up some new curtains for the kitchen. [Mid-1800s] Raise a flag, as in Let's run up the flag in time for the holiday. This usage, originating in the navy about 1900, gave rise to the slangy phrase, Let's run it up the flagpole and see if anybody salutes, meaning, “Let's try this out.” The latter originated about 1960 as advertising jargon. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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