释义 |
run out intransitive verb 1. a. : to come to an end : expire < the lease runs out next month > b. : to become exhausted or used up : fail < food supplies had run out toward the end of the trip > < his patience had run out > c. : to come to the end of a supply < have we enough milk so that we won't run out before the next delivery > d. : to lose distinguishing breed or varietal characters especially as a result of inbreeding or indiscriminate breeding < a herd of Herefords had been allowed to run out > 2. : to jut out < where the land runs out to form a cape > transitive verb 1. : to finish out (as a course, a series, a contest) : complete; specifically of a baseball batter : to run hard to first base after (a hit) especially when a put-out is likely < the runner must run everything out if he wants the breaks — W.L.Myers > 2. a. : to fill out (a line) with quads, leaders, or ornaments b. : to set (as the first line of a paragraph) with a hanging indention 3. : to exhaust (oneself) in running < ran himself out in the first mile > 4. : fan 7b 5. : to put out (a cricket batsman) during an attempted run by breaking the wicket with a fielded ball 6. : to cause to leave by force or coercion : expel < if the gamblers don't leave town they will be run out > • - run out of - run out on |