英语词汇“run something down (or run down)”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

run something down (or run down)

1Reduce (or become reduced) in size, numbers, or resources: the government were reviled for running down the welfare state hardwood stocks in some countries are rapidly running down...

Production at the plant will be run down between now and the end of the year.
The four state-owned refineries have been run down and cannot produce enough to meet local demand.
Spending on education in Bradford has been run down over a number of years.

Synonyms

reduce, cut back on, cut, downsize, decrease, pare down, trim;

phase out, wind down, wind up

1.1Lose (or cause to lose) power; stop (or cause to stop) functioning: the battery has run down...

They would not start whatever we did and we ended up simply running both batteries down in the process.
Old batteries have a diminished capacity to hold power, and they run down very quickly.
I would have taken some photos, but I realised, too late, that the batteries were running down on my camera.

1.2Gradually deteriorate (or cause to deteriorate) in quality: the property had been allowed to run down...

The children say the playground has been run down over the last decade.
At the meeting fears were voiced that the hospital had been run down over recent years, forcing it to close.
This can be caused by crash or yo-yo dieting, and a lifestyle that is becoming common in 30-something women: working long hours, not eating properly and leading stressful lives, which runs the body down.

Synonyms

decline, degenerate, go downhill, become dilapidated, go to seed, fall into decay, decay, go to rack and ruin

informal go to pot, go to the dogs

dilapidated, tumbledown, ramshackle, derelict, ruinous, falling to pieces, decrepit, gone to rack and ruin, in ruins, broken-down, crumbling, decaying, disintegrating;

neglected, uncared-for, unmaintained, depressed, down at heel, seedy, shabby, dingy, slummy, insalubrious, squalid

informal shambly, crummy

British informal grotty

North American informal shacky

Australian/New Zealand informal rumpty

See parent entry: run

单词	run something down (or run down)
释义	run something down (or run down) 1Reduce (or become reduced) in size, numbers, or resources: the government were reviled for running down the welfare state hardwood stocks in some countries are rapidly running down... Production at the plant will be run down between now and the end of the year. The four state-owned refineries have been run down and cannot produce enough to meet local demand. Spending on education in Bradford has been run down over a number of years. Synonyms reduce, cut back on, cut, downsize, decrease, pare down, trim; phase out, wind down, wind up 1.1Lose (or cause to lose) power; stop (or cause to stop) functioning: the battery has run down... They would not start whatever we did and we ended up simply running both batteries down in the process. Old batteries have a diminished capacity to hold power, and they run down very quickly. I would have taken some photos, but I realised, too late, that the batteries were running down on my camera. 1.2Gradually deteriorate (or cause to deteriorate) in quality: the property had been allowed to run down... The children say the playground has been run down over the last decade. At the meeting fears were voiced that the hospital had been run down over recent years, forcing it to close. This can be caused by crash or yo-yo dieting, and a lifestyle that is becoming common in 30-something women: working long hours, not eating properly and leading stressful lives, which runs the body down. Synonyms decline, degenerate, go downhill, become dilapidated, go to seed, fall into decay, decay, go to rack and ruin informal go to pot, go to the dogs dilapidated, tumbledown, ramshackle, derelict, ruinous, falling to pieces, decrepit, gone to rack and ruin, in ruins, broken-down, crumbling, decaying, disintegrating; neglected, uncared-for, unmaintained, depressed, down at heel, seedy, shabby, dingy, slummy, insalubrious, squalid informal shambly, crummy British informal grotty North American informal shacky Australian/New Zealand informal rumpty See parent entry: run
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