1.提高; 升起They ran up their national flag. 他們升起他們的國旗。Seeing a ship on the horizon, we ran up a flag of distress. 看到地平線上出現了一隻船, 我們連忙升起遇險信號旗。
2.匆匆或不堅實地豎起, 製成或建造Do you like this blouse? I ran it up myself this afternoon. 你喜歡這件短衫嗎?這是我今天下午自己縫製的。I want you to run up my torn garment. 我想要你把我這件扯破了的衣服趕快縫補好。
3.使疾速增加; 向上跑She ran up a large bill for all her new clothes. 她為買她的許多衣服欠了很多錢。He ran up the stairs three at a time. 他一步三級地跑上了樓梯。
意外找到, 偶然遇見I ran across one of his earliest recordings in a second-hand shop. 我在一個舊商店裡意外地找到了他早期錄製的一個節目。She had no idea he was in town. She just ran across him accidentally at the party. 她並不知道他在城裡, 只是偶然地在晚會上碰見了他。