running /ˈrʌnɪŋ/► SEE ALLcome runningin/out of the running (for sth)make the runninga running battletake a running jumpup and runninghit the ground runningin (full/good) working order ●come ˈrunningbe pleased to do what sb wants赶紧做某人喜欢的事；欣然顺从某人的要求◆He expects his wife to come running every time he wants something. 他希望妻子对他的每个要求都欣然顺从。●in/out of the ˈrunning (for sth) (informal) having some/no chance of succeeding or achieving sth有／没有成功的机会；能／不能获得（某物）◆She’s definitely in the running for a prize. 她肯定能获奖。◆He’s out of the running for the Paris job now. 他现在没有去巴黎工作的可能了。●make the ˈrunning (BrE, informal) lead or be very active in sth, which other people must then follow or join引领；积极带头；定步调◆In the field of electronics, it’s the Japanese who are making the running. 日本是电子工业领域的领头羊。NOTE This idiom refers to the person in a race who determines the speed of the race by running faster than the others.这个习语原指赛跑中的领跑选手，他比其他人跑得都快，从而为比赛定速。●a running ˈbattlean argument, a dispute, etc. which continues over a long period of time持续的争论；持久战◆There’s been a running battle between John and his neighbour for years about their garden wall. 约翰和邻居多年来一直为花园围墙而争执不休。NOTERunning here means ‘continuing’. * running 此处意为“连续不断的”。●take a running ˈjump (old-fashioned, spoken) used to tell sb in an angry or impolite way to go away滚开；走开◆He asked me if I’d sell him the painting for $30, so I told him to take a running jump. 他问我这幅画 30 美元卖不卖，我就让他一边呆着去。●ˌup and ˈrunningworking fully and correctly运行良好地◆It will be a lot easier when we have the database up and running. 等我们把数据库建好并运行起来就会轻松多了。●ˌhit the ground ˈrunning (informal) start doing sth and continue very quickly and successfully迅速而顺利地投入某事；一炮打响；雷厉风行◆What we need for this project is someone who will hit the ground running.对于这个项目，我们需要一个雷厉风行的人。ORIGINThis idiom possibly refers to soldiers who are expected to land from parachutes or from helicopters and get straight into action.这个习语可能原指跳伞或乘直升机着陆后能迅速作战的士兵。●in (full/good) working ˈorder ( in running ˈorder) (of a machine机器) in good condition; working well状况良好；运转正常◆For Sale: Fridge in good working order, £60.出售：冰箱，运行正常，售价60英镑。