run-down

英 [ˌrʌn ˈdaʊn]

美 [ˌrʌn ˈdaʊn]

adj.  破败的; 失修的; 衰败的; 不景气的; 疲惫; 略感不适

牛津词典

adj.

• 破败的；失修的
  in very bad condition; that has not been taken care of
  1. run-down inner-city areas
     破败不堪的市中心区
• 衰败的；不景气的
  not as busy or as active as it used to be
  1. run-down transport services
     交通运输业的不景气
• 疲惫；略感不适
  tired or slightly ill/sick, especially from working hard
  1. to be run-down
     疲惫不堪

柯林斯词典

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/。


• ADJ-GRADED 疲惫不堪的;累病的;衰弱的
  If someone isrun-down, they are tired or slightly ill.
  1. ...times when you are feeling tired and run-down.
     你感觉疲惫不堪的时候
• ADJ-GRADED (建筑物、地区等)破旧不堪的，破败的，失修的
  Arun-downbuilding or area is in very poor condition.
  1. ...one of the most run-down areas in Scotland.
     苏格兰最破败的地区之一
  2. ...a run-down block of flats.
     破败的公寓楼
• ADJ-GRADED 萧条的;不景气的
  Arun-downplace of business is not as active as it used to be or does not have many customers.
  1. ...a run-down slate quarry...
     萧条的板岩采石场
  2. He bought a run-down television station.
     他买下了一个不景气的电视台。
• N-SING （行业、组织等规模的）缩减，紧缩
  Whenthe run-down ofan industry or organization takes place, its size or the amount of work that it does is reduced.
  1. ...the impetus behind the rundown of the coal industry.
     促使煤炭行业紧缩的原因
• N-SING 细节;详细情况
  If you give someone arun-down ofa group of things or arun-down onsomething, you give them details about it.
  1. Here's a rundown of the options...
     以下是能有的各项选择。
  2. 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。

英英释义

adj

• having the spring unwound
  1. a run-down watch
• worn and broken down by hard use
  1. a creaky shack
  2. a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape
  3. a flea-bitten sofa
  4. a run-down neighborhood
  5. a woebegone old shack
  Synonym:creakydecrepitderelictflea-bittenwoebegone

双语例句

• The whole district is in a terribly run-down state.
  这整个地区都已破败不堪。
• I want a complete run-down on the situation.
  我需要一份有关形势的全面的分析报告。
• The woman who became his wife would be acquiring not just a husband but a run-down house and a parcel of financial worries.
  女人嫁给他，得到的不仅是一个丈夫，还会有一栋破烂的房子和一大堆经济问题。
• A cheap, run-down hotel or boarding house.
  小客栈一种廉价的破旧小旅馆或住宿处。
• The town had a very run-down look about it.
  这个城镇显得非常破旧。
• For around the world today, we still see children suffering from hunger and disease. We still see run-down schools. We still see young people without prospects for the future.
  因为，今天在世界上许多地方，我们仍然看到孩子们遭受饥饿和病痛，我们仍然看到破旧的学校，我们仍然看到年轻人没有光明的未来。
• 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。
• Two small rooms in a run-down building.
  破旧建筑中的两个小房间。
• You're more prone to illnesses when you're tired and your body is run-down.
  当你疲劳、身体衰弱时更易于生病。
• They lived in an old run-down hotel by the railway bridge.
  他们住在铁路桥旁边一家又破又旧的旅馆里。