run short

英 美
  • 缺少; 用完; 耗尽
  • run vt.&vi.跑;移动;(使)流动n.奔跑;行程;放映期;一系列;趋向,态势vi.(工作等)进行;延续;逃跑;行驶vt.使奔跑;使…快速移动;运行,经营;划
  • run a fever 发烧
  • run a horse v:跑马
  • run a risk 冒险
  • run about 乱跑
Verb:
  1. to be spent or finished;

    "The money had gone after a few days"
    "Gas is running low at the gas stations in the Midwest"

    1. The country is short of known deposits of coal.
      这个国家缺少已知的煤矿矿床。
    2. Being short of sickles, they are reaping by hand.
      由于缺少镰刀,他们在徒手收割庄稼。
    3. Our medical supplies are running short.
      我们的医疗用品快用完了。
    4. Our funds had run out and our lease was up.
      我们的钱已用完,租约又到期了。
    5. It looks as if oil will run out faster than coal.
      石油似乎要比煤炭耗尽得快。
    6. They have run out of their supplies.
      他们的供应品已耗尽了。

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