run-down是什麽意思

run-down

英 ['rʌn'daun] 美

adj. 破敗的；衰弱的
n. 刺殺出局；總結

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，在托德先生的堅持下重新進行了投票。

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

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

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。

5. If unused, winter radishes run to seed in spring.: 如果不去動的話，冬蘿卜會在春天開花結籽。

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