| 单词 | 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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