run用作连系动词只限于和少数形容词搭配。如：
■run cold
The rage in his eyes made her blood run cold.
他眼中的怒火吓得她汗毛倒竖。
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。
■run dry
To harvest oil and gas profitably from the North Sea, it must focus on the exploitation of small reserves as the big wells run dry.
随着大型油井的枯竭，要想从北海的石油和天然气开采中盈利，必须着力于开采小储量的油井。
Streams had run dry for the first time in memory.
记忆中，小溪第一次干涸了。
Vaccine supplies started to run dry as the flu outbreak reached epidemic proportions.
由于流感爆发已大肆流行，疫苗供应开始消耗殆尽。
Three days into production, the kitty had run dry.
才投产3天凑集的钱就用光了。
The river has run dry.
河枯了。
The mountain spring has run dry.
这眼山泉干涸了。
The well ran dry. 这口井干枯了。
The river ran dry during the drought.
这条河在干旱期间断流了。
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 have run high on both sides.
双方的情绪都很高涨。
The enthusiasm of the masses ran high.
群众热情高涨。
Popular feeling ran high.
群情激昂。
Feelings are running high.
群情激奋。
Passions were running high at the meeting.
会上群情沸腾。
Feelings there have been running high in the wake of last week's killing.
上周的谋杀案发生后，那里的人们群情激愤。
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 dog ran loose on the street.
这狗在街上到处乱跑。
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。
What happens when food and gasoline supplies run low?
如果食物和汽油供应减少，会出现什么情况呢？
Food stocks are running low.
贮存的食物快吃完了。
Supplies are running low.
物资供应渐趋不足。
We are running low on drinking water.
我们的饮用水不多了。
Stocks of ammunition were running low.
弹药的库存正在减少。
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。
Stocks of ammunition were running low.
弹药的库存正在减少。
■run riot失去控制;变得狂乱;无法无天;(想象力等)狂野，不受拘束，任意发挥
A conservatory offers the perfect excuse to let your imagination run riot.
音乐学院让你有充分的理由任想象力自由驰骋。
The weeds run riot in some fields.
有些田地里出现了草荒。
Rampaging prisoners ran riot through Strangeways jail.
斯特兰韦斯监狱里那些狂暴的囚犯们全都失去了控制。
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短缺;不足;用完;缺少
They had run short of fuel.
他们燃料不够用了。
We've run short of milk.
我们牛奶不够了。
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
Molly has let that girl run wild.
莫莉放任那个女孩恣意妄为。
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：
She jumped up and ran out of the room.
她蓦地跳起来跑出房间。
He ran out the door.
他跑出门去。
Then the fire alarm went off. I just grabbed my clothes and ran out.
当时火险警报器响了，我一把抓起衣服就往外跑。
The builders ran out of materials.
建筑商耗尽了材料。
We ran out of fuel.
我们把燃料用光了。
They ran out of drink. Which actually didn't bother me because I wasn't drinking
他们把酒喝完了。但实际上这对我来说无所谓，因为我不喝酒。
They have run out of ideas.
他们已经想不出任何办法了。
Someone's spell of good fortune has run out.
气数已尽。
Conditions are getting worse and supplies are running out.
情况越来越糟糕，贮备物资也快用完了。
When the lease ran out the family moved to Campigny.
租约到期后，这家人搬到了坎皮格尼。
We had lots before but now we've run out.
我们以前有很多，但是现在已经用完了。
He has run out of food; his children are hungry.
他家揭不开锅了，孩子们都等着吃饭。
My Dolly's store of drinking glasses had run out.
多利存放的酒杯已经用完了。
The contract runs out in September. 我的合同九月份到期。
Once these latest rations run out, the country will again face hunger and starvation.
最后这批口粮一旦用完，国家又要面临饥荒。
It is easy for families to run out of money before the weekly giro arrives.
每周直接转账救济支票还未到钱便花光的情况许多家庭都容易出现。
As the militants gather, there is concern that the protest might again run out of control
随着激进分子的聚集，人们担心抗议活动可能会再次失去控制。
Time ran out before we could get down to the real nitty-gritty.
我们还没来得及探讨真正的细节，时间就过去了。
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。
Local authorities will run out of money part way through the financial year
地方政府等不到财年结束钱就会花得一干二净。
A truck ran out of control on the hill.
一辆卡车在山上失去了控制。
You can't run out on my wife and me like that.
你不能就那样抛弃我和我妻子。
Their luck had simply run out. Still, never fear
他们的好运已经到头了。不过，别担心。
Fears that the world was about to run out of fuel proved groundless
事实证明对于世界燃料即将耗尽的担忧毫无根据。
His term of office has run out.
他的任期已满。
I didn't finish the test ─ I ran out of time.
我没答完试卷，我的时间不够了。
Two weeks passed. They ran out of money.
两星期过去，他们的钱用光了。
We ran out of coal, and had to burn wood.
煤烧完了，只好烧木头。
Teachers refused to run out of hours spo