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 town had a very run-down look about it.
  这个城镇显得非常破旧。
• I bought a run-down farm house and plan to fix it up.
  我买了一间破败的农舍，打算整修整修。
• They have put substantial funds into rebuilding one of the most run-down.
  他们动用了大量资金来重建苏格兰最破旧的一个地区。
• 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。
• Look at the run-down country your generation has bequeathed us.
  看看你们这一代留给我们的这个破败的国家吧。
• My car looks so old and run-down compared to theirs! At least it has character.
  我的汽车看起来要比他们的旧而老爷。但是至少有性格。
• The area's not as run-down as you said it was.
  并没有像你上次说的那样被拆掉。
• The whole district is in a terribly run-down state.
  这整个地区都已破败不堪。
• In the past, there is a spider in the run-down barn in a beautiful woven nets.
  从前，有一只蜘蛛在破旧的谷仓里编织了一张美丽的网。
• So are you. We're lucky to find this old hut even as run-down as it is.
  你也是。这间老旧的小木屋虽然很破烂，但是能找到它我们也算很幸运了。