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run-down adj.破旧的；精疲力尽的；耗尽的 (1) 破旧的四轮运货马车喀嚓喀嚓地行进在路上。(2) 我注意到他精疲力尽的样子，但我认为这是因为他一直太紧张了。(3) 在地毯上乱跳一阵，并把身躯扭曲到令人不舒服的各种姿势以后，我在精疲力尽的情况下坐在早餐桌旁。(4) 要是你一直汽车灯开着，它们很快会把电瓶里的电耗尽的。(5) 库里说如果石油企业的储油能力在需求上升前就耗尽的话，油价可能再次下跌。 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.

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英 [rʌn daʊn] 美 [rʌn daʊn] (1) The old wagon rattled down the road.(2) I noticed that he looked exhausted, but I put it down to the fact that he had been hurrying.(3) After jumping about on the carpet and twisting the human frame into uncomfotable positions,I sat down at the breakfast table in an exhausted condition.(4) If you leave the car lights on,they will quickly run the battery down.(5) If oil firms run out of storage capacity before demand begins to pick up, says Mr Currie, prices could yet swoon again. 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. The adjective is pronounced /ˌrʌn 'daʊn/. The noun is pronounced /'rʌn daʊn/. 形容词读作/ˌrʌn 'daʊn/。名词读作/'rʌn daʊn/。1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]疲惫不堪的；累病的；衰弱的 If someone is run-down, they are tired or slightly ill.   [usu v-link ADJ]  [INFORMAL 非正式]...times when you are feeling tired and run-down.你感觉疲惫不堪的时候2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](建筑物、地区等)破旧不堪的，破败的，失修的 A run-down building or area is in very poor condition.   [usu ADJ n]...one of the most run-down areas in Scotland.苏格兰最破败的地区之一...a run-down block of flats.破败的公寓楼3[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]萧条的；不景气的 A run-down place of business is not as active as it used to be or does not have many customers.   [usu ADJ n]...a run-down slate quarry...萧条的板岩采石场He bought a run-down television station.他买下了一个不景气的电视台。4[N-SING 单数名词]（行业、组织等规模的）缩减，紧缩 When the run-down of an industry or organization takes place, its size or the amount of work that it does is reduced.   [N of n]  [mainly BRIT 主英]...the impetus behind the rundown of the coal industry.促使煤炭行业紧缩的原因5[N-SING 单数名词]细节；详细情况 If you give someone a run-down of a group of things or a run-down on something, you give them details about it.   [usu N of/on n]  [INFORMAL 非正式]Here's a rundown of the options...以下是能有的各项选择。This full-colour supplement includes full race details, plus a comprehensive run-down on all the British hopefuls.这份全彩附录包含了完整的比赛信息和对所有可能获胜的英国运动员的详细介绍。

英语单词	run-down
英美音标	英 [rʌn daʊn] 美 [rʌn daʊn]
中文释义	adj.破旧的；精疲力尽的；耗尽的
英语例句	(1) The old wagon rattled down the road. (2) I noticed that he looked exhausted, but I put it down to the fact that he had been hurrying. (3) After jumping about on the carpet and twisting the human frame into uncomfotable positions,I sat down at the breakfast table in an exhausted condition. (4) If you leave the car lights on,they will quickly run the battery down. (5) If oil firms run out of storage capacity before demand begins to pick up, says Mr Currie, prices could yet swoon again.
中文例句	(1) 破旧的四轮运货马车喀嚓喀嚓地行进在路上。 (2) 我注意到他精疲力尽的样子，但我认为这是因为他一直太紧张了。 (3) 在地毯上乱跳一阵，并把身躯扭曲到令人不舒服的各种姿势以后，我在精疲力尽的情况下坐在早餐桌旁。 (4) 要是你一直汽车灯开着，它们很快会把电瓶里的电耗尽的。 (5) 库里说如果石油企业的储油能力在需求上升前就耗尽的话，油价可能再次下跌。
vocabulary简明	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.
vocabulary扩展	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.
柯林斯解释	The adjective is pronounced /ˌrʌn 'daʊn/. The noun is pronounced /'rʌn daʊn/. 形容词读作/ˌrʌn 'daʊn/。名词读作/'rʌn daʊn/。 1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]疲惫不堪的；累病的；衰弱的 If someone is run-down, they are tired or slightly ill. [usu v-link ADJ] [INFORMAL 非正式] ...times when you are feeling tired and run-down. 你感觉疲惫不堪的时候 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](建筑物、地区等)破旧不堪的，破败的，失修的 A run-down building or area is in very poor condition. [usu ADJ n] ...one of the most run-down areas in Scotland. 苏格兰最破败的地区之一 ...a run-down block of flats. 破败的公寓楼 3 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]萧条的；不景气的 A run-down place of business is not as active as it used to be or does not have many customers. [usu ADJ n] ...a run-down slate quarry... 萧条的板岩采石场 He bought a run-down television station. 他买下了一个不景气的电视台。 4 [N-SING 单数名词]（行业、组织等规模的）缩减，紧缩 When the run-down of an industry or organization takes place, its size or the amount of work that it does is reduced. [N of n] [mainly BRIT 主英] ...the impetus behind the rundown of the coal industry. 促使煤炭行业紧缩的原因 5 [N-SING 单数名词]细节；详细情况 If you give someone a run-down of a group of things or a run-down on something, you give them details about it. [usu N of/on n] [INFORMAL 非正式] Here's a rundown of the options... 以下是能有的各项选择。 This full-colour supplement includes full race details, plus a comprehensive run-down on all the British hopefuls. 这份全彩附录包含了完整的比赛信息和对所有可能获胜的英国运动员的详细介绍。

Run Down [Usu N Rundown Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 Rʌn I