| 单词 | run down |
| 释义 | run down 1. phrasal verb If you run people or things down, you criticize them strongly. He last night denounced the British 'genius for running ourselves down'. [VERB noun PARTICLE] ...that chap who was running down state schools. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 2. phrasal verb If people run down an industry or an organization, they deliberately reduce its size or the amount of work that it does. [mainly British] The government is cynically running down the welfare system. [VERB PARTICLE noun] The property business could be sold or run down. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] 3. phrasal verb If someone runs down an amount of something, they reduce it or allow it to decrease. [mainly British] But the survey also revealed firms were running down stocks instead of making new products. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Its $25m reserve fund had been run down to around $8m. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] 4. phrasal verb B2 If a vehicle or its driver runs someone down, the vehicle hits them and injures them. He claimed that the motorcycle driver was trying to run him down. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 5. phrasal verb If a machine or device runs down, it gradually loses power or works more slowly. The batteries are running down. [VERB PARTICLE] 6. See also run-down See full dictionary entry for run run-down also rundown pronunciation note: The adjective is pronounced (rʌndaʊn ). The noun is pronounced (rʌndaʊn ). 1. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] If someone is run-down, they are tired or slightly ill. [informal] ...times when you are feeling tired and run-down. 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A run-down building or area is in very poor condition. ...one of the most run-down areas in Scotland. ...a run-down block of flats. 3. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A run-down place of business is not as active as it used to be or does not have many customers. ...a run-down slate quarry. He bought a run-down television station. 4. singular noun When the run-down of an industry or organization takes place, its size or the amount of work that it does is reduced. [mainly British] ...the impetus behind the rundown of the coal industry. [+ of] 5. singular noun If you give someone a run-down of a group of things or a run-down on something, you give them details about it. [informal] Here's a rundown of the options. [+ of/on] This full-colour supplement includes full race details, plus a comprehensive run-down on all the British hopefuls. Collocations: run-down area For example, what if a sitting tenant has longevity and stays put for 30 years or your run-down area stays down? Times, Sunday Times Here's a novel incentive to encourage people to buy a new flat in run-down area. Times, Sunday Times The midtown area was historically known as being somewhat of a run-down area. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Before this, it was a run-down area of empty warehouses, railroad yards, and factories. 16 million people visit the complex each year. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 By the early 1970s, it was a run-down area of small residential and empty commercial properties. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If you are dealing with a large, older or run-down property, you should pay for a building or structural survey. Times, Sunday Times The couple had been married for a year, and could only just afford the 135,000 for the run-down property. Times, Sunday Times I got a team together to buy and remodel run-down properties. Times, Sunday Times You should also try to buy run-down properties that need doing up so that you can add value. Times, Sunday Times We're investing in new commercial property units, redeveloping disused or run-down properties and creating innovative, high-quality business space. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 疲惫的, 流程, 破败的房屋等 Japanese: 体調が悪い, 概要, 荒廃した |
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