run across someone

Related to word: run

Phrasal Verb

Definition

  1. to unexpectedly encounter someone familiar

    无意间碰见(某人);不期而遇(某人)

    • I ran across an old friend at the store.

      我在商店里无意间碰到了一位老朋友。

    • She ran across her classmate on the street.

      她在街上无意间碰到了她的同学。

    • I ran across a former colleague at the library yesterday.

      我昨天在图书馆里无意间碰到了一位前同事。