系动词run的用法
run cold
My blood ran cold. 我的血都凉了。
The sight of the dead body made his blood run cold. 他看见尸体不禁毛骨悚然。
The water ran cold when I turned the tap on. 我把水龙头打开，水就凉了。
run dry
The well ran dry. 这口井干枯了。
The little pond ran dry. 那座小池塘干涸了。
The River Wey ran dry during the recent drought. 近来天气干旱，韦河干涸了。
run high
Feelings against him ran high反对他的情绪高涨。
Feeling over the dismissal ran high. 对解雇事件群情鼎沸。
Passions ran high as the election approached. 选举日期临近，人们情绪很高涨。
run loose
The lion has run loose. 狮子从笼子里跑出来了。
run low
The petrol’s running low. 汽油快用完了。
We’re running low on petrol. 我们的汽油不多了。
Our supplies are running low. 我们的供应品不多了。
run riot
The crowd ran riot in the streets. 群众在街上乱跑。
Football hooligans ran riot through the town. 闹事的足球迷在城里胡作非为。
Inflation is running riot and prices are out of control. 通货极度膨胀，物价失去控制。
run short
I have run short of money. 我缺钱。
Go and get some more oil so we don’t run short. 去多弄些油来以免到时候用光了。
I’m late for work every day and I’m running short of excuses. 我每天迟到，现在找不到什么藉口了。
run small
These shirts run small. 这些衬衫小了。
run strong
The tide was running strong. 潮水上涨了。
run wild
The violets are running wild in the flower bed. 紫罗兰在花圃里乱长。
Those boys have been allowed to run wild. 那些男孩子无人管教肆无忌惮。
有时跟副词或介词短语：
My contract runs out in September. 我的合同九月份到期。
Our supplies soon ran out. 我们的供应品很快用完。
The truck’s run out of gas again. 卡车又没有汽油了。