runoff
runoff — 名詞
- runoffsingular
- runoffsplural
1. A second election or contest between the leading contenders, held because the fi
決選投票
無明顯勝者時舉行的第二次投票
A second election or contest between the leading contenders, held because the first round ended without any candidate gaining enough support to win.
After the primary election, the two leading candidates faced each other in a runoff.
初選結束後，兩位領先的候選人在決選投票中對決。
collocation: face a runoff
The mayoral race was so close that the city organized a runoff three weeks later.
市長競選的結果太過接近，市政府在三週後舉辦了決選投票。
collocation: organize a runoff
Nia won the runoff by a margin of only two hundred votes.
Nia 以僅僅兩百票的差距贏得了決選投票。
In Brazil, a runoff is held when no presidential candidate wins over half the votes in the first round.
在巴西，若總統候選人在第一輪未能獲得過半票數，就會舉行決選投票。
passive: runoff is held when...
Kenya's election commission announced that the runoff between the two leading candidates would be held on November 15th.
肯亞選舉委員會宣布，兩位領先候選人之間的決選投票將於11月15日舉行。
collocation: runoff between [candidates]
- hold a runoff
- face a runoff
- win a runoff
- runoff election
- runoff between [candidates]
- deciding round
more general, used in sports as well as elections
- final vote
emphasises the voting rather than the contest as a whole
- primary election
the first round that narrows the field of candidates
文法句型
runoff + election
a runoff between [candidates]
用法筆記
Commonly takes an article (a/the runoff). Often paired with 'election' (runoff election) or used with 'hold', 'face', 'win'.
常見錯誤
2. Rain, melted snow, or other liquid that flows across the ground into rivers, lak
逕流
流經地面的雨水或液體
Rain, melted snow, or other liquid that flows across the ground into rivers, lakes, or drains instead of soaking into the soil.
Heavy rainfall caused agricultural runoff to flow into the nearby river.
暴雨導致農業逕流流入附近的河流。
collocation: agricultural runoff
Farmers use special ditches to control the runoff from their fields.
農民使用特殊溝渠來控制田地的逕流。
collocation: control runoff
The city built new drainage systems to reduce storm-water runoff from the streets.
市政府建造了新的排水系統，以減少來自街道的暴雨逕流。
collocation: storm-water runoff
Fertilizer chemicals in farm runoff from the Ohio Valley have poisoned the river and killed thousands of fish.
來自俄亥俄河谷的農田逕流含有化肥化學物質，已毒害河水並導致數千條魚死亡。
collocation: farm runoff
Spring runoff from the Rocky Mountains fills the Colorado River and supplies water for millions of homes.
來自落磯山脈的春季逕流注入科羅拉多河，為數百萬戶家庭提供用水。
- agricultural runoff
- industrial runoff
- storm-water runoff
- control runoff
- reduce runoff
- runoff from [source]
- drainage
broader term, can refer to the system as well as the liquid
- surface water
more technical, used in hydrology
- groundwater
water that soaks into the ground rather than flowing over it
文法句型
[type] + runoff
runoff + from + [source]
用法筆記
Typically uncountable. The source or type of runoff is often specified with a preceding noun (agricultural, industrial, storm-water) or the preposition 'from'.
常見錯誤
run off
phrasal verbTo write, say, or make something very quickly, often without much planning or effort.
快速完成；匆促寫出
Lara ran off a short speech for the meeting in just ten minutes.
The poet ran off a few lines of verse before the inspiration faded.
Meera ran off three dozen invitation cards on the office printer in just fifteen minutes.
run off
phrasal verbTo complete a race, competition, or election by holding a final deciding round.
進行決賽
After a tie in the semifinals, the two top athletes will run off the deciding heat at the national stadium on Saturday.
Emre and Soraya tied for first place in the race, so the judges will run off the deciding heat tonight.
run off
phrasal verbTo cause liquid to flow away from a surface or container; to drain.
排放；排掉
Bilal ran off the excess water from the pot before serving the pasta.
The plumber ran off the waste from the tank into the main pipe.
After the storm, Amira ran off the rainwater from the patio with a hose.
run off
phrasal verbTo force someone to leave a place, especially someone who is not welcome there.
趕走
The farmer ran off the trespassers who were camping on his land.
Wei ran off the stray dogs that kept digging in the garden.
The security guard ran off the teenagers who were making noise in the parking lot.
run off
phrasal verbTo leave a place quickly, especially to escape a person or situation.
逃跑；逃離
The family's dog ran off into the woods when it heard the loud thunder.
Sofia ran off to join a traveling theater group when she was eighteen.
The thief ran off as soon as he saw the police car approaching.