c. 1300, "messenger on foot," agent noun from run (v.). Meaning "one who runs" is early 14c. Meaning "smuggler" first recorded 1721; sense of "police officer" is from 1771. Meaning "rooting stem of a plant" is from 1660s; that of "embroidered cloth for a table" is from 1888.
雙語例句
1. And finally, a word about the winner and runner-up.
最后，來談一談冠亞軍。
來自柯林斯例句
2. So you're a runner, huh?
這么說，你是個跑步愛好者嘍？
來自柯林斯例句
3. the world's fastest runner
世界最快的賽跑運(yùn)動員
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
4. Winner: Kay Hall. Runner-up: Chris Platts.
冠軍：凱?霍爾。亞軍：克里斯?普拉茨。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
5. I was slowly closing on the runner ahead of me.