run-down

英 ['r?n'daun] 美
  • adj. 破敗的;衰弱的
  • n. 刺殺出局;總結(jié)

低頻詞

英文詞源


run-down (adj.)
1866, of persons, with reference to health, from verbal phrase, from run (v.) + down (adv.). From 1896 of places; 1894 of clocks. Earliest sense is "oppressed" (1680s).

雙語例句


1. The ballot was re-run on Mr Todd's insistence after accusations of malpractice.
因被控舞弊,在托德先生的堅(jiān)持下重新進(jìn)行了投票。

來自柯林斯例句

2. The President's speeches are regularly reproduced verbatim in the state-run newspapers.
總統(tǒng)的講話通常會(huì)被一字不差地刊登在國有報(bào)紙上。

來自柯林斯例句

3. Perot hoped to run another series of campaign infomercials.
佩羅期待著新一輪的競選宣傳節(jié)目的播出。

來自柯林斯例句

4. There will be a run-off between these two candidates on December 9th.
12月9日將舉行這兩位候選人的決勝選舉。

來自柯林斯例句

5. If unused, winter radishes run to seed in spring.
如果不去動(dòng)的話,冬蘿卜會(huì)在春天開花結(jié)籽。

來自柯林斯例句