run down

• Фразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения критики кого-либо или чего-либо, описания акта удара и сбивания кого-либо или чего-либо с ног, или для описания состояния истощения или плохого состояния.

A phrasal verb used to indicate criticizing someone or something, or to describe the act of hitting and knocking someone or something down, or to become exhausted or in poor condition.

uncountable · transitive and intransitive · phrasal, separable

1. Hit with a vehicleformal

   To strike someone or something with a moving vehicle.

   Сбить

   • The driver accidentally ran down a pedestrian.
   • A cyclist was run down by a truck at the intersection.
   • The car ran down a fence before stopping.

   Synonymshitknock downmow downrun overstrike

2. Criticize harshlyinformal

   To speak negatively about someone or something, often unfairly.

   Критиковать

   • He's always running down his colleagues behind their backs.
   • Stop running down the restaurant; the food is actually good.
   • She felt hurt when her boss ran down her work.

   Synonymsabusebelittledenigratedeprecatedisparagemalignslandervilify

   Antonymsapplaudcommendcomplimentlaudpraise

3. Exhaust or deplete energyinformal

   To become very tired or to cause something to lose power or energy.

   Истощить

   • I feel completely run down after working all week.
   • The battery in my phone has run down again.
   • Taking care of the kids all day really runs me down.

   Synonymsdepletedrainexhaustfatiguesaptirewear outweary

   Antonymsenergizeinvigoraterechargerefuelrevive

4. Find or locateinformal

   To search for and find someone or something.

   Разыскать

   • The detective managed to run down the suspect.
   • I need to run down that reference book from the library.
   • Can you run down the list of missing items?

   Synonymsdiscoverferret outfindhunt downlocatetracetrack down

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