run-down
英 ['rʌn'daun]
美
英文词源
- 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).
双语例句
- 1. The ballot was re-run on Mr Todd's insistence after accusations of malpractice.
- 因被控舞弊，在托德先生的坚持下重新进行了投票。
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- 2. The President's speeches are regularly reproduced verbatim in the state-run newspapers.
- 总统的讲话通常会被一字不差地刊登在国有报纸上。
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- 3. Perot hoped to run another series of campaign infomercials.
- 佩罗期待着新一轮的竞选宣传节目的播出。
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- 4. There will be a run-off between these two candidates on December 9th.
- 12月9日将举行这两位候选人的决胜选举。
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- 5. If unused, winter radishes run to seed in spring.
- 如果不去动的话，冬萝卜会在春天开花结籽。
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