runner

n 1 person or animal that runs; one taking part in a race 奔跑的人或动物; 赛跑的人或动物: a long-distance runner 长跑者 * There are eight runners (ie horses competing) in the final race. 有八匹马参加决赛. 2 messenger, esp for a bank or stockbroker信差; 送信人; （尤指银行或股票经纪人的）跑外. 3 (esp in compounds 尤用以构成复合词) person smuggling the goods stated into or out of an area 偷运某货物出入某地的人; 走私者: `drug-runners 偷运毒品的人 * `gun-runners 走私枪枝的人. 4 metal or wood strip on which sth slides or moves along （金属制的或木制的）条状滑行装置: the runners (ie blades) of my ice-skates 我的冰鞋上的冰刀 * sledge runners 雪橇的滑板. 5 creeping plant stem that can take root 匍匐茎; 纤匐枝: strawberry runners 草莓纤匐枝. 6 long narrow strip of embroidered cloth, lace, etc placed on a sideboard, table, etc for ornament or protection （铺於餐具柜、 桌子等上的）长条　花饰布、 饰带等.

run sth back, run through, run through sth, run to sth, run up, run up against, run upon, run-around, run-down, run-in, run-of-the-mill, run-off, run-through, run-up, runabout, runaway, rune, rung, runic, runnel, runner bean (also string bean), runner-up, running, running commentary, running mate, running repairs, running stitch, running total, running-board, runny, runt, runway, rupee, rupture, rural, rural dean, rural delivery, Ruritanian, ruse, rush,