runner
noun [ C ] uk/ˈrʌn.ər/ us/ˈrʌn.ɚ/
(GOING QUICKLY)
A2 奔跑的人;（尤指）参加赛跑的人
someone who runs, especially in competitions
a long-distance runner 长跑运动员
See also: runner-up
（参加比赛的）赛马
a horse running in a race
送信人，信差；收账员
a person who works for someone by taking messages, collecting money, etc.
橡胶底帆布鞋，体操鞋（同 running shoe）
a running shoe
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- Given his age, he's a remarkably fast runner.
- The runner collapsed just a few paces from the finish.
- She has loads of natural talent as a runner and with rigorous training she could be a world-beater.
- During the last lap of the race one of the runners began to pull ahead.
- The runners set off at a blistering pace.
(BLADE)
（雪橇的）滑板，雪板
one of two metal blades under a sledge, usually made of metal, that allow it to move along easily
(STEM)
长匐茎，匍匐茎
a long stem of a plant that grows along the ground in order to put down roots in a new place
(TAKING)
走私，非法携带（枪支或毒品）
someone who takes illegal drugs or weapons from one place to another
a gun-runner 枪支走私分子
Idiom
do a runneridiom UK informal （为逃避困境或付款而）开溜，逃离，逃跑
to leave a place in order to avoid a difficult or unpleasant situation or to avoid paying for something
Her dad did a runner soon after she was born. 她出生之后不久，父亲就弃她而去。
They were arrested after doing a runner from an expensive restaurant. 从一家昂贵的餐馆逃单之后不久，他们就被逮捕了。