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