run to

頼る、助けを求める

特に親や権限のある人を頼り、助けや保護を求めること。

やさしい英語で： To turn to someone, especially a parent or authority, for help or protection.

• Do not run to me for help.
• She ran to her teacher after the argument.
• Why do you always run to your parents?

使い方： run to someone for something (He runs to his parents for help whenever things go wrong.)

類義語： turn to, appeal to

よく使う表現： run to someone, run to your mother

達する、及ぶ

数量や長さ、費用の合計が、ある値に達すること。

やさしい英語で： To reach a particular total amount, length, or cost.

• The report runs to fifty pages.
• Their legal costs ran to thousands of dollars.
• How much will the final bill run to?

使い方： run to an amount (The repair bill ran to several hundred pounds.)

類義語： amount to, total, reach

よく使う表現： run to something, run to hundreds, run to ten pages

手が届く、及ぶ

ある水準や出費に対応できること、または関心や意欲がそこまで及ぶこと。

やさしい英語で： To be able or willing to reach a particular standard, expense, or range of interests.

• Our budget will not run to a taxi.
• His musical tastes do not run to opera.
• My cooking skills do not run to wedding cakes.

使い方： run to something (Our budget does not run to a private guide.)

類義語： extend to, stretch to

よく使う表現： run to something, run to a taxi, run to expensive tastes