run down

1.(of watch or clockslow 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。

2speak ill ofcriticize unkindly贬低;不客气地批评

She is jealous of your successthat'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 weekthe 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。

5illin 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。

6find 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 numberquantitysizeetc.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 errandboygo 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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