If you are due to be in a strenuous athletic competition, you are likely to give the other contestants a run for the money.
如果你是参加一个体育竞赛，你可以跟其他的参赛者来个现金比赛。
I'm pretty sure I'm the only one, though Oprah could give me a run for the money if she ever decides to write another book and get into real estate.
我敢说我是唯一的一位，但若奥普拉决定写另一本书，并涉足房地产业的话，可能会成为我的劲敌。
English spelling may be the most idiosyncratic, although French gives it a run for the money with 13 ways to spell the sound “o”: o, ot, ots, os, ocs, au, aux, aud, auds, eau, eaux, ho and ö.
英语的拼写或许是最特殊的。虽然法语与英语也有得一拼，法语有十三种拼写组合发“o”音：o,ot,ots,os,ocs,au,aux,aud,auds,eau,eaux,ho还有 ö。
Gibson says it's not cheap to build all of the pipes and pumps for a district cooling system, but it saves money in the long run, especially if existing underground infrastructure can be used.
吉布森说，建立一个区域的冷却系统，所有的管道和泵站并不便宜，但从长远来看，它可以节省钱，特别是当现有的地下基础设施可以被利用的话。
The next goal is to find a similarly efficient second catalyst to transform the by-products into an energy-dense fuel like methanol to give gasoline a run for its money.
下一个目标是寻找一种效率和前一种催化剂类似的第二种催化剂，它能把副产品转换成一种象甲醇那样密度高的燃料，让汽油物有所值。
Some of them could give the LCD a run for its money, at least in some areas, by offering crisper images, brighter colours, thinner screens and lower power consumption.
它们中的一部分在某些领域，完全可以匹敌液晶技术，包括更清晰的图象，更明亮的色彩，更薄的屏幕以及更低的能耗。
But our guys are ready, and I tell you，win or lose we'll give those guys a real run for the money.
但是我们的队员们作好了准备。告诉你们吧，不论胜败，我们都会全力以赴，非让对方竭力拼搏一番才行。
The living room with its fancy lights and cool gadgetry might even give movie sets a run for their money.
布满奇幻灯光和酷酷的配件的客厅简直可以和电影布景有的一拼。
The amount of gas used means that a barrel of Californian heavy oil gives the stuff from Canada's tar sands a run for its money in terms of associated greenhouse-gas emissions.
根据相关的温室气体排放，天然气的耗费量意味着每桶加州重油竭尽全力从加拿大沥青砂岩中提取材料。
But in some applications, it seems, they could give the venerable electric motor a run for its money.
但在某些应用方面，它似乎可以与老式的电动机匹敌。
The author argues that a film's theatrical run is little more than a marketing campaign for the subsequent release of DVDs and TV broadcasts, where the real money is to be made.
作者认为电影的真实运营就是后续发行DVD和电视播放的市场竞争，这也是真实财富的来源。
Time will tell if the NookColor can give the Kindle a run for its money, but the product showdown demonstrates that e-readers indeed are worth it to the masses.
时间会告诉我们NookColor阅读器是否能成为Kindle的强有力竞争者，但这些产品的竞争已足够表明，电子书阅读器值得大众拥有。
If the economy is still prostrated in November 2012, a candidate who resembles a competent CEO with a credible plan to bring back prosperity could certainly give Mr Obama a run for his money.
如果2012年11月时经济形势仍然萎靡，一个有能力的CEO，且有可靠的计划让经济重现繁荣的竞选人无疑会给奥巴马先生带来激烈竞争。
And if something is going to give “WoW” a run for its money, it may very well be this gritty "cops vs. robbers" game designed by one of the creators of “Grand Theft Auto.”
如果说什么能让这笔钱花的值得，那让制作”侠盗猎车手“的其中一个创作者来设计这种”警察VS.小偷“的游戏无疑非常合适。
But electric sports cars like the Tesla Roadster can give petrol-powered models a run for their money.
但是，类似Tesla跑车的电动跑车可以选择汽油模式，只是需要多花一些钱。
Slough badly needs a night shelter for the homeless, she believes, but SHOC itself does not have the money to run one.
她认为，Slough迫切需要为无家可归者提供一个夜间住宿的地方，然而SHOC本身并没有足够的资金来提供这样一个地方。
In Brazil, Citi helped Petrobras, the state-run oil company, to issue stock to the public; in the United Kingdom, it helped raise money for a leveraged buyout of Tomkins, an engineering company.
在巴西，花旗帮助巴西石油公司——国家石油公司向公众发行股票；在英国，它帮助一家工程公司Tomkins为实现杠杆收购筹集资金。
The most popular way to pay for things online, PayPal, would have a run for its money simply because it would be easier and cheaper to do transactions via Facebook.
最流行的在线支付方式，将会出现资金流失，因为通过Facebook完成交易会更方便和更便宜。
We'll have to wait for the Apple iPod Mega, but for now, we have another e-reader with some new features that, at least on paper, gives the Kindle a run for its money.
我们不得不等待苹果的iPodMega,但现在我们有另外一个具有新功能的电子阅览器，至少在纸面上，和Kindle有一拼。
Nicki Minaj, who took home the award for best hip-hop video for "Super Bass," wore an architectural dress that seems to give Lady Gaga's dress a run for its money.
以一首“超重低音”夺得最佳嘻哈录像带奖的尼基·米娜雅身穿建筑化的裙装，与lady嘎嘎的风格有得一拼。
And there had to be a Manhattan neighborhood capable of giving the meatpacking district a run for its money, at the very least in terms of style.
但这里无疑是一个戳穿谣言的地方，况且必须要有一个曼哈顿邻区能够用自有资金支持肉类加工区的运转，至少维持住最基本的风格。
Thee travel agent promised to give the tourists a run for their money.
这位旅游代理商向游客们保证让他们玩得满意，钱花得值得。%。
Our proposal was to run a not-for-profit game, with much of the money going to good causes, but we were just beaten by the eventual winner.
我们的方案是运作一个不以营利为目的的游戏，将钱用在公益事业上，但是，最终我们没有获胜。
The new engine in Tim's car will give the other drivers a run for their money.
蒂姆汽车里的新引擎将使他与其他的驾驶者展开激烈的竞争。
Then she becomes a foreigner! Why do we make her money for her, just so she can take the money and run.
然后，她变成了外国人！为什么我们让她赚钱，然后她带着钱跑路？
Then she becomes a foreigner! Why do we make her money for her, just so she can take the money and run.
然后，她变成了外国人！为什么我们让她赚钱，然后她带着钱跑路？
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