单词 | run someone/thing down |
释义 | run someone/thing down1(Of a vehicle or its driver) hit a person or animal and knock them to the ground: the boy was run down by joyriders...
Synonyms run over, knock down, knock over, knock to the ground; hit, strike 1.1(Of a boat) collide with another vessel.During the voyage they will have to ride out ferocious storms and heavy seas and there will be a constant threat from floating logs, abandoned containers and huge merchant vessels which could run them down without even noticing. 2Criticize someone or something unfairly or unkindly: you mustn’t keep running yourself down...
Synonyms criticize, denigrate, belittle, disparage, deprecate, speak badly off, speak ill of, find fault with; revile, vilify informal put down, knock, bad-mouth, have a go at British informal rubbish, slag off rare derogate, asperse 3Discover someone or something after a search: she finally ran the professor down...
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