run-down

adj.

1. 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
2. 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
3. 疲惫；略感不适
   tired or slightly ill/sick, especially from working hard
   1. to be run-down
      疲惫不堪

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/。


1. ADJ-GRADED 疲惫不堪的;累病的;衰弱的
   If someone is run-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
2. ADJ-GRADED (建筑物、地区等)破旧不堪的，破败的，失修的
   A run-down building 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
3. ADJ-GRADED 萧条的;不景气的
   A run-down place 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。
4. N-SING （行业、组织等规模的）缩减，紧缩
   When the run-down of an 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
5. N-SING 细节;详细情况
   If you give someone a run-down of a group of things or a run-down on something, 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。

1. 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。
2. He bought a run-down television station.
   他买下了一个不景气的电视台。
3. 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。
4. 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。
5. You look a bit run-down.
   你看起来有些疲惫。
6. 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。
7. The whole district is in a terribly run-down state.
   这整个地区都已破败不堪。
8. The town had a very run-down look about it.
   这个城镇显得非常破旧。
9. This area of Liverpool is poor and run-down.
   利物浦市的这个地区既穷又破败。
10. I feel generally run-down, tired all the time.
    我通常感到乏力，并且总是感到累。
11. But apparently the umpires have got criscione in a run-down!
    但是似乎克尚尼在跑动中被抓住了！
12. 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。
13. 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。
14. A run-down watch is still a watch and can be rewound.
    手表停了依然是只手表，还可以重新上好发条。
15. My doctor said I was looking run-down and ought to take some time to rest.
    医生说我看上去疲惫不堪，需要休息一段时间。
16. 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。
17. A run-down area, town, industry, house.
    衰败的地区、衰落的城市、衰退的工业、破损的房子。
18. 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。
19. If you don't get more rest and relax a little, you're going to get run-down.
    如果你不多休息，放松一下，你会累垮的。
20. 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。
21. A couple of weeks ago we published our run-down of The NBA's Most Overpaid Players.
    两周前，我们发表了NBA高薪低能球员榜单。
22. He took me to a run-down hospital.
    他就带我去了个二流医院。
23. Two small rooms in a run-down building.
    破旧建筑中的两个小房间。
24. 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。
25. 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。
26. The apartment I saw today was so run-down.
    我今天看的那套公寓太糟糕了。
27. 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。
28. We will plan to rehabilitate the run-down neighborhood.
    我们计划重建这个破落的街区。
29. 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。
30. 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。

adj

1. having the spring unwound
   1. a run-down watch

2. 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