run on

を動力として動く、で動く

特定の燃料やエネルギーを使って動く。

やさしい英語で： To use a particular fuel or kind of energy to work.

• The car runs on electricity.
• Our old heater ran on gas.
• Can this engine run on a different fuel?

使い方： run on something (This little fan runs on batteries.)

類義語： be powered by

よく使う表現： run on batteries, run on electricity, run on diesel

続く、長引く

止まらずに続き、しばしば予想より長引く。

やさしい英語で： To continue without stopping, often longer than expected.

• The meeting ran on too long.
• Their argument ran on until dinner.
• Will the concert run on past ten?

使い方： run on for a period of time (The meeting ran on for another hour.); run on until something (The discussion ran on until midnight.)

類義語： continue, go on, carry on

反対語： stop

よく使う表現： run on longer, run on endlessly

延々としゃべる、長々と話す

他の人に話す隙を与えず、長々としゃべり続ける。

やさしい英語で： To keep talking for a long time, often without letting others speak.

• She ran on for ages.
• He keeps running on about his new car.
• Please don't run on; let someone else speak.

使い方： run on about something (He ran on about his holidays while everyone tried to leave.)

類義語： ramble on, go on, talk on

よく使う表現： run on endlessly, run on about something

を掲げて選挙に出る

特定の公約や信念、過去の実績を掲げて票を求める。

やさしい英語で： To ask people to vote for you because of particular promises, beliefs, or past achievements.

• She ran on a promise to cut taxes.
• The mayor is running on his record.
• Which policies will your party run on?

使い方： run on a platform of something (She ran on a platform of lower taxes.); run on someone's record (The mayor is running on his record of improving local schools.)

類義語： campaign on

よく使う表現： run on something, run on promises

ある時間帯に合わせて動く

特定の時間帯の時計や一日の予定に合わせて動く。

やさしい英語で： To follow the clock or daily schedule of a particular time zone.

• The office clocks run on UTC.
• After the flight, I was still running on Tokyo time.
• Does the online schedule run on local time?

使い方： run on a particular time zone (Our booking system runs on Eastern time.)

類義語： use

よく使う表現： run on GMT, run on UTC

罠にかけようとする、だまそうとする

策略や不正な計画を使って、人をだまそうとする。

やさしい英語で： To try to use a trick or dishonest plan against someone.

• Don't run that trick on me.
• She realized he was running a scam on her.
• They ran the same scheme on several tourists.

使い方： run something on someone (They tried to run a scam on my uncle.)

類義語： try on, pull on

よく使う表現： run tricks on someone, run scams on someone