run down

Học thuật
Thân thiện
run down

The old clock on the wall has run down and stopped.

Definition
  1. Phrasal Verb:
    • To pursue and capture or overtake: To chase someone or something until they are caught or reached.
    • To criticize or speak negatively about: To disparage or belittle someone or something.
    • To lose power or stop functioning; to become exhausted: To gradually lose energy, health, or operational capacity.
    • To hit with a vehicle and injure or kill: To strike a person or animal with a moving vehicle.
    • To read or recite quickly; to review or trace: To go through a list, summary, or history rapidly.
Usage Examples
  • To pursue and capture:
    • The police managed to run down the suspect after a long chase.
  • To criticize:
    • He's always running down his colleagues, which creates a negative atmosphere.
  • To lose power/stop functioning:
    • The batteries are running down; we need to replace them.
    • After working 12-hour days for a month, I feel completely run down.
  • To hit with a vehicle:
    • The driver didn't see the cyclist and accidentally ran him down.
  • To review quickly:
    • Let me run down the main points of the report for you.
Advanced Usage
  • "to run oneself down": to exhaust oneself physically or mentally through overwork or stress.
    • You'll run yourself down if you don't take a break soon.
  • Used in passive voice to describe a state of disrepair or neglect.
    • The old factory site is very run down and needs redevelopment.
Variants and Related Words
  • Run-down (adjective): In a state of disrepair or poor health.
    • They live in a run-down neighborhood.
    • She looked tired and run-down after her illness.
  • Running down (present participle/gerund): The act of pursuing, criticizing, or depleting.
Synonyms
  • Pursue: To follow in order to catch.
  • Disparage: To regard or represent as being of little worth.
  • Deplete: To use up the supply or resources of.
  • Exhaust: To drain of strength or energy.
  • Strike (with a vehicle): To hit with force.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Run over: Similar to 'run down' in the context of hitting with a vehicle; also means to exceed a limit or to review.
    • The meeting ran over by thirty minutes. (exceeded time)
    • Could you run over the figures with me? (review)
  • Run through: To use up quickly; to rehearse or review.
    • He ran through his inheritance in a year.
    • Let's run through the plan one more time.
Related Idioms
  • Run (someone/something) into the ground: To overuse or exhaust someone or something completely.
    • He ran that car into the ground before finally buying a new one.
  • Run a tight ship: To manage something in a strict, efficient manner. (Contrasts with allowing things to become 'run down').
    • The new manager runs a very tight ship.
run down

The old clock on the wall has run down and stopped.

Verb
  1. pursue until captured
    • They ran down the fugitive
  2. deplete
    • exhaust one's savings
    • We quickly played out our strength
  3. examine hastily
    • She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi
  4. use up all one's strength and energy and stop working
    • At the end of the march, I pooped out
  5. injure or kill by running over, as with a vehicle
  6. move downward
    • The water ran down
  7. trace
    • We are running down a few tips

Từ đồng nghĩa

Từ gần giống

Từ chứa "run down"