run sb close to be nearly as good, fast, etc. as someone else 几乎赶上(某人);几乎和(某人)平分秋色 例： She got 90 percent, but Fred ran her close with 87 percent. 她得到90分，而弗雷德紧追其后，得了87分。 We run our competitors close for price and quality. 在价格和质量上，我们差不多都赶上我们的竞争对手了。