run out

run outrun outD.J.:[ˈrʌnˌaʊt]K.K.:[ˈrʌnˌaʊt]1.■用完, 耗尽Our food soon ran out.我们的粮食很快就吃完了。He ran himself out in the first few circles.他才跑了几圈就没力气了。The soldiers ran out of ammunition and had to withdraw.士兵们用光了弹药, 不得不撤退。2.■结束, 期满When does the lease of the house run out?这房子的租约何时到期?3.■流走, 流掉The water is running out.水流出来了。The water runs out of the pipe into the bucket.水从管子流入桶里。

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run out1.■跑出去；匆匆离开：Lots of students ran out to see what had happened.许多学生跑出去看发生了什么事情。2.■(液体)流出：The water runs out at the other end of the pipe.水从管子的另一端流出去。3.■到期，期满：Our contract runs out at the end of the month.我们的合同在本月底到期。4.■被耗尽，被用完：You'd better go home before your money runs out.你最好别等钱花光再回家。5.■突出；伸出：The wall runs out into the field.这面墙一直延伸到田野里。6.■把(绳子等)放出；拉出：They ran the rope out a little at a time.他们一次把绳子抽出来一点。7.■使跑得精疲力竭：I've run myself out. I can't go any further.我跑得精疲力竭，再也走不动了。8.■[英国英语]用汽车把…送出去；驾车出游：We ran out to the centre of the city this morning.我们今天上午开车到市中心一带去玩。9.■强迫离开；赶走：If he refuses to leave here,the police will run him out.如果他拒不离开此地，警方将强迫他离开。10.■消失；失踪：The cashier had run out with eighty thousand pounds in cash.这个出纳员带着八万镑现钞消失得无影无踪。