1N-COUNT [usually singular](得分相同时的)加赛,决胜赛;(得票相同时的)决胜投票,决胜选举 A run-off is an extra vote or contest which is held in order to decide the winner of an election or competition, because no-one has yet clearly won. (得分相同时的)加赛,决胜赛;(得票相同时的)决胜投票,决胜选举
There will be a run-off between these two candidates on December 9th. [+ between]
12月9日将举行这两位候选人的决胜选举。
He claimed the title after beating the American Sean Moran in a run-off at Bradford.
他在布拉德福德的决胜赛中打败美国人肖恩·莫兰之后获得了冠军。
...next month's presidential runoff election.
下个月的决胜总统选举
2N-UNCOUNT 径流,溢流(指流入河流中的雨水)Run-off is rainwater that forms a stream rather than being absorbed by the ground. 径流,溢流(指流入河流中的雨水)
The sewers collected sewage and storm runoff and discharged it, untreated, into the harbour.