●ˌrun ˈout🔑1.if a supply of sth runs out, it is finished or used up用完；耗尽◆I’m going to keep travelling until my money runs out. 我要一直旅行到钱花光为止。◆We have to eat quickly as time is running out. 时间不多了，我们必须快点吃。◆One day his luck will run out. 总有一天他会不再这么走运。◆My patience with her suddenly ran out. 我突然对她失去了耐心。SUBJmoney, petrol, time, luck, patience2. ( ˌrun ˈout of sth) if a person or a machine runs out of a supply of sth, they finish it or use it all up（人或机器）用完，耗尽◆We’re running out of money. 我们快把钱花光了。◆Could you get some more milk? We’ve run out. 再拿点牛奶过来好吗？我们喝完了。◆I’ve run out of patience with her. 我已对她失去耐心。◆You’ve run out of space on the disk. 你的磁盘没有空间了。◆The band seems to have run out of ideas. 乐队似乎才思枯竭了。OBJmoney, ideas, petrol, patience, time3.if a contract or other legal document runs out, it is no longer valid（合同等法律文件）失效，过期◆His contract with the club runs out at the end of the season. 他和俱乐部的合同这个赛季末到期。SYNexpire (more formal) [v + adv]2also[v + adv + prep] ●ˌrun out of ˈsteam (informal) to have less energy and enthusiasm and stop doing sth or do it less well泄气；热情冷却◆I ran out of steam halfway up the hill. 我爬到半山腰就累趴下了。◆The campaign seems to have run out of steam. 这场运动似乎大势已去了。
