| 单词 | run-down |
| 释义 | run-down (once / 24171 pages) 1adj 2adj Use the adjective run-down to describe something that's so old it's falling apart, like a beat up old car or a worn out mattress with springs sticking out of it. A dingy neighborhood that's seen better days can be called run-down, and so can your decrepit apartment building, with its broken elevator, creaky stairs, and windows that don't close all the way. A person can also be run-down, if he is bent and elderly, or just exhausted from traveling for days or working too many late nights. You can also spell it rundown, although the hyphenated run-down is more common. WORD FAMILYrun-down USAGE EXAMPLESA year ago, a project to regenerate four run-down Liverpool streets won the Turner Prize - normally the preserve of the art elite. BBC(Dec 05, 2016) It's run-down inside with old possessions lying around. BBC(Nov 30, 2016) They had been looking at two apartment buildings among a cluster of run-down structures near 24th and Howard streets. Washington Times(Nov 26, 2016) 1 adj worn and broken down by hard use 2a run-down neighborhood Syn creaky, decrepit, derelict, flea-bitten, woebegone worn affected by wear; damaged by long use adj having the spring unwound a run-down watch Syn malfunctioning, nonfunctional not performing or able to perform its regular function |
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