unning 的这个用法倒不是不常见,
在这几个句子里
running 有伸延、沿着的意思
和
stretching,extending,going 意思一样,并可互换：
a long wooden bar running north/south =
一条长的沿着南北方向的木条
shelves running along the back wall =
沿着后墙的架子
under the shelves is the kitchen counter which runs around the whole area =
架子下面是沿着周围的墙壁的柜台
我是加拿大人,前英语老师.