| 词组 | run to |
| 释义 | run to 1. run to sth to reach a particular number or amount, especially a large number or amount: ▪ The Macpherson report runs to several hundred pages, and I haven't had time to read it all. ▪ Dinner for two should run to around $50. ▪ The cost of building and launching each shuttle can run to as much as $100 million. 2. can/will run to sth BrE to have enough money to be able to pay for something: ▪ We couldn't quite run to vintage champagne, so we chose a decent bottle of wine instead. ▪ Bill, the budget for the course will run to some new paintbrushes as well, won't it? 3. run to sb to go to someone and expect them to help or protect you, or tell you what you should do: ▪ Natalie had run to her new lover, only to be turned away broken-hearted. come running to sb (=expect someone to help and protect you when you should be able to deal with a problem yourself) ▪ Whenever there's the slightest problem he always comes running to me for help. 4. sb's taste runs to sth if someone's taste runs to something, it is one of the things that they like: ▪ I'm not sure if Edgar's taste in music would run to acid jazz. |
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