run off

verb

1. decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff

2. reproduce by xerography

Synonym: photocopyxerox

3. force to go away
used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings

e.g. Drive away potential burglars
drive away bad thoughts
dispel doubts
The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers

Synonym: chase awaydrive outturn backdrive awaydispeldrive off

4. leave suddenly and as if in a hurry

e.g. The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas
When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out

Synonym: run outboltbolt outbeetle off

5. run off as waste

e.g. The water wastes back into the ocean

Synonym: waste

6. run away
usually includes taking something or somebody along

e.g. The thief made off with our silver
the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe

Synonym: abscondboltabsquatulatedecampgo offmake off

7. run away secretly with one's beloved

e.g. The young couple eloped and got married in Las Vegas

Synonym: elope

1. 私奔
If you run off with someone, you secretly go away with them in order to live with them or marry them.

e.g. The last thing I'm going to do is run off with some-body's husband...
我绝不可能和别人的丈夫私奔。
e.g. We could run off together, but neither of us wants to live the rest of our lives abroad.
我们可以一起私奔，但是我俩都不想在国外度过余生。

2. 影印;复印
If you run off copies of a piece of writing, you produce them using a machine.

run off在线翻译

e.g. If you want to run off a copy sometime today, you're welcome to.
如果你今天什么时候想复印的话，欢迎你来。