单词 | run down |
释义 | run downverb (mainly adverb) 1. to cause or allow (an engine, battery, etc) to lose power gradually and cease to function or (of an engine, battery, etc) to do this 2. to decline or reduce in number or size the firm ran down its sales force 3. (tr, usually passive) to tire, sap the strength of, or exhaust he was thoroughly run down and needed a holiday 4. (transitive) to criticize adversely; denigrate; decry 5. (transitive) to hit and knock to the ground with a moving vehicle 6. nautical a. (transitive) to collide with and cause to sink b. (intr, preposition) to navigate so as to move parallel to (a coast) 7. (transitive) to pursue and find or capture to run down a fugitive 8. (transitive) to read swiftly or perfunctorily she ran down their list of complaints adjective run-down 9. tired; exhausted 10. worn-out, shabby, or dilapidated noun rundown 11. a brief review,ré sum é, or summary 12. the process of a motor or mechanism coming gradually to a standstill after the source of power is removed 13. a reduction in number or size run-down or run down (ˌrʌnˈdaʊn) adjective 1. informal tired or slightly ill times when you are feeling tired and run-down 2. in very poor condition; neglected one of the most run-down areas of the city a run-down block of flats 3. (of a business) less successful than it was previously He bought a run-down television station. a run-down slate quarry |
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