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词汇 run down
释义 run down
1. (of watch or clock) slow down or stop(钟表)走慢或不走
* The kitchen clock ran down because we forgot to wind it. 厨房里的钟停了,因为我们忘了上发条。
2. speak ill of; criticize unkindly 贬低;不客气地批评
* She is jealous of your success; that's why she's always running you down. 她嫉妒你的成功,这就是她总是讲你坏话的原因。
* He will flatter a person to his face, and then run him down behind his back. 他会当面吹捧一个人,而在背后却造谣中伤。
* That man doesn't like me;he's always running me down. 那人不喜欢我,他总是诽谤我。
3. chase and catch 追捕
* The police were able to run the jewel thieves down after a long search. 警察经过长时间搜查,终于抓获了盗窃珠宝的小偷。
* After hunting for him for over a week, the police ran the escaped prisoner down in a public house. 在追捕了一个多星期后,警察终于在一家酒店里捉住了逃犯。
4. knock down and hurt 撞伤
* The poor boy has been run down by a bus. 这个可怜的男孩子被汽车撞伤了。
* She was afraid she would run someone down while driving. 她害怕在开车时撞伤人。
5. ill; in poor health or condition 体力衰弱;身体垮掉
* Father caught a cold because he was run down from loss of sleep. 父亲由于缺乏睡眠,体力衰弱而感冒了。
* The old worker was run down after all those years of hard work. 这位老工人因多年辛勤劳动而身体垮下来了。
* His health ran down to a dangerous level. 他的健康状况已恶化到危险的程度。
6. find by hard and thorough search; trace the source of 追根究底;探出…的根源
* The policeman ran down proof that the burglar had robbed the store. 警察追查小偷抢店铺的证据。
* He had quite a time running down the technical words. 他为查出这些术语的来源花了相当多的时间。
7. (cause to) diminish in number, quantity, size, etc. 减少;缩小;降低
* The coal industry is running down as coal deposits are used up. 由于煤藏枯竭,煤炭工业正在衰落。
* The farm labor force in this country is running down steadily. 这个国家的农业劳动力正持续减少。
8. slowly bring to a halt 使慢慢地停止
* The management are running this factory down. 管理部门正在慢慢使这个工厂停产。
run errands act as an errandboy; go to a store to buy things for sb. 跑腿;为别人办事;买东西
* I have no time to run errands for you. 我没时间替你跑腿。
* Rufus runs errands for all the neighbours. 鲁福斯为所有的邻居跑腿买东西。
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