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  • adj. 破旧的;精疲力尽的;耗尽的

详细释义

Adjective:
  1. worn and broken down by hard use;

    "a creaky shack"
    "a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape"
    "a flea-bitten sofa"
    "a run-down neighborhood"
    "a woebegone old shack"

  2. having the spring unwound;

    "a run-down watch"

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。

来自柯林斯例句

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。

来自柯林斯例句

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。

来自柯林斯例句

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。

来自柯林斯例句

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。

来自柯林斯例句

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. The old wagon rattled down the road.
      破旧的四轮运货马车喀嚓喀嚓地行进在路上。
    2. We jogged up and down along the bad roads on the old bus.
      我们坐在破旧的公共汽车里沿着崎岖不平的公路颠簸着行进。
    3. I noticed that he looked exhausted, but I put it down to the fact that he had been hurrying.
      我注意到他精疲力尽的样子,但我认为这是因为他一直太紧张了。
    4. After jumping about on the carpet and twisting the human frame into uncomfotable positions,I sat down at the breakfast table in an exhausted condition.
      在地毯上乱跳一阵,并把身躯扭曲到令人不舒服的各种姿势以后,我在精疲力尽的情况下坐在早餐桌旁。
    5. If you leave the car lights on,they will quickly run the battery down.
      要是你一直汽车灯开着,它们很快会把电瓶里的电耗尽的。
    6. If oil firms run out of storage capacity before demand begins to pick up, says Mr Currie, prices could yet swoon again.
      库里说如果石油企业的储油能力在需求上升前就耗尽的话,油价可能再次下跌。

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