runner

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈɹʌnə/    美 /ˈɹʌnɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Agent noun of run; one who runs.; A person who moves, on foot, at a fast pace, especially an athlete.
    — The first runner to cross the finish line wins the race.
  2. Agent noun of run; one who runs.; Any entrant, person or animal (especially a horse), for a race or any competition; a candidate for an election.
    — The mare is the stables' runner for the 5.15 race at Epsom.
  3. Agent noun of run; one who runs.; A competitor in a poker tournament. slang
  4. Agent noun of run; one who runs.; Somebody who controls or manages (e.g. a system).
    — […] at least half of which would be put into the pool for the winner, the rest kept for the runners of the system to cover costs and more than likely make a fair profit.
  5. Agent noun of run; one who runs.; A person or vessel that runs blockades or engages in smuggling. in-compounds
    — The gunrunners were arrested leaving the airport.
  6. Agent noun of run; one who runs.; A player who runs for a batsman who is too injured to run; he is dressed exactly as the injured batsman, and carries a bat.
  7. Agent noun of run; one who runs.; A baserunner.
    — The runner was out at second.
  8. Agent noun of run; one who runs.; A person (from one or the other team) who runs out onto the field during the game to take verbal instructions from the coach to the players. A runner mustn't interfere with play, and may have to wear an identifying shirt to make clear his or her purpose on the field.
  9. Agent noun of run; one who runs.; Anyone sent on an errand or with communications, especially for a bank (or, historically, a foot soldier responsible for carrying messages during war).
    — By 1963, Carmine was working as a "runner" for an accounting firm, and he would drop by 1619 Broadway to knock on doors in hopes of selling off some of his songs
  10. Agent noun of run; one who runs.; A restaurant employee responsible for taking food from the kitchens to the tables.
    — “Then you divide your army amongst the various houses where restorations are ordered for Jubilee day?” / “Certainly—say one waiter to ten guests—if it was a dinner we should send one waiter to six guests—with runners, of course.” / “Runners?” / “Omnibuses you call them here—young ones—apprentices—who wait on the waiters.” / “Run everywhere, do anything?”
  11. Agent noun of run; one who runs.; A trusty (prisoner granted special privileges). US,dated
    — In our prisons you might find a condemned man working as a runner, a trusty, which is about as far from segregation as you can get.
  12. Agent noun of run; one who runs.; An employee of a sports agent who tries to recruit possible player clients for the agent. slang
    — This week hundreds of NFL agents gathered to hear an honorable man talk about a noble pipedream. It was a discussion about a significant step to end one of the cornerstones of corruption in college football: runners. Not the backs getting their 40 times tested at the scouting combine but the slimeball trolls who work on behalf of agents to help recruit — a generous word — football prospects by illegally giving them cash (or cars or money for family members or rent for a nice house) so the player then signs with the agent upon turning pro.
  13. Agent noun of run; one who runs.; A person hired by a gambling establishment to locate potential customers and bring them in.
  14. Agent noun of run; one who runs.; One who runs away; a deserter or escapee.
  15. Agent noun of run; one who runs.; An assistant.
  16. A quick escape away from a scene; (by extension) the person who gets away. slang
    — He did a runner after robbing the drugstore.
  17. A type of soft-soled shoe originally intended for runners. Australia,Canada,Ireland,Scotland
    — Tess stands by Mr Foley in runners that are bright yellow and exuberant and off-putting.
  18. Part of a shoe that is stitched to the bottom of the upper so it can be glued to the sole.
  19. A part of an apparatus that moves quickly.
    — After the cycle completes, the runner travels back quickly to be in place for the next cycle.
  20. A mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move (using wheels or sliding).; A smooth strip on which a sledge runs.
  21. A mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move (using wheels or sliding).; The blade of an ice skate.
  22. A mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move (using wheels or sliding).; The channel or strip on which a drawer is opened and closed.
  23. A mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move (using wheels or sliding).; Part of a mechanism which allows something to be pulled out for maintenance.
    — Maintenance was simplified by making all components easily accessible and easy to remove: for example, the air compressors in the short nose slide out on runners.
  24. A mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move (using wheels or sliding).; The curved base of a rocking chair.
  25. A mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move (using wheels or sliding).; In saddlery, a loop of metal through which a rein is passed.
  26. A mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move (using wheels or sliding).; In molding, a channel cut in a mold.
  27. A mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move (using wheels or sliding).; The rotating-stone of a grinding-mill.
  28. A mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move (using wheels or sliding).; The movable piece to which the ribs of an umbrella are attached.
  29. A mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move (using wheels or sliding).; A tool in which lenses are fastened for polishing.
  30. An automobile; a working or driveable automobile. slang
    — The car salesman told me that the used Volvo was a nice little runner.
  31. A strip of fabric used to decorate or protect a table or dressing table.
    — The red runner makes the table so festive.
  32. A long, narrow carpet for a high-traffic area such as a hall or stairs.
    — Why don't we put down a clear runner in the front hall?
  33. A part of a cigarette that is burning unevenly. slang
  34. A long stolon sent out by a plant (such as strawberry), in order to root new plantlets, or a plant that propagates by using such runners.
  35. A short sling with a carabiner on either end, used to link the climbing rope to a bolt or other protection such as a nut or friend.
  36. A leaping food fish (Elagatis pinnulatis) of Florida and the West Indies; the skipjack, shoemaker, or yellowtail.
  37. A rope to increase the power of a tackle.
  38. A speedrunner.
  39. An idea or plan that has potential to be adopted or put into operation.
    — This idea isn't a runner. Let's not waste any more time on it.
  40. A running gag.
    — Don’t Look Up jabs around omnidirectionally, and some of the most gleefully ridiculous jokes land: There’s an inspired runner about an increasingly scandal-plagued Supreme Court nominee, for example, and another in which politicians and voters alike absurdly declare their allegiance to “the jobs the comet will bring.”
  41. A streamlet.
    — A runner, or streamlet, from other woods joined it at this end, and waited in the pool to pass through the grating to the mills.
  42. A boat for transporting fish, oysters, etc.

词形变化

runners plural

词汇关系

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词源

From Middle English rennere, rynner, urnare, equivalent to run + -er. Cognate with Old Norse rennari (“runner; messenger”). Displaced earlier Middle English runel (“runner”), from Old English rynel (“runner”; also “messenger, courier”).
((botany) a long stolon sent by a plant): Compare typologically Russian побе́г (pobég) (akin to бежа́ть (bežátʹ)).
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