2N-COUNT 参加赛马的马匹;赛马 The runners in a horse race are the horses taking part. 参加赛马的马匹;赛马
There are 18 runners in the top race of the day.
在当天最高级别的赛马中有18匹马参加。
3N-COUNT [n NOUN]走私者;偷运者 A drug runner or gun runner is someone who illegally takes drugs or guns into a country. 走私者;偷运者
4N-COUNT 送信人;信使;收账员;听差 Someone who is a runner for a particular person or company is employed to take messages, collect money, or do other small tasks for them. 送信人;信使;收账员;听差
5N-COUNT [usually plural](雪橇的)滑板;(冰鞋的)冰刀;(抽屉的)滑轨Runners are thin strips of wood or metal underneath something which help it to move smoothly. (雪橇的)滑板;(冰鞋的)冰刀;(抽屉的)滑轨
...the runners of his sled. [+ of]
他的雪橇的滑板
6N-COUNT [usually plural](植物的)长匐茎,纤匐枝 On a plant, runners are long shoots that grow from the main stem and put down roots to form a new plant. (植物的)长匐茎,纤匐枝
...strawberry runners.
草莓长匐茎
7N-COUNT 长条地毯;长条饰布 A runner is a long narrow mat that is put on a piece of furniture or on the floor. 长条地毯;长条饰布
8PHRASE 匆匆离开;迅速逃离;溜掉 If someone does a runner, they leave a place in a hurry, for example in order to escape arrest or to avoid paying for something. 匆匆离开;迅速逃离;溜掉 [British, informal]
At this point, the accountant did a runner — with all my bank statements, expenses and receipts.