run down

• 短语动词，指批评或贬低某人或某事，撞倒或撞伤某人，或使某人精疲力竭、使某物状况恶化。

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.

不可数 · 及物和不及物 · 短语动词，可分

1. Hit with a vehicleformal

   To strike someone or something with a moving vehicle.

   撞倒

   • 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.

   同义词hitknock downmow downrun overstrike

2. Criticize harshlyinformal

   To speak negatively about someone or something, often unfairly.

   严厉批评

   • 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.

   同义词abusebelittledenigratedeprecatedisparagemalignslandervilify

   反义词applaudcommendcomplimentlaudpraise

3. Exhaust or deplete energyinformal

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

   耗尽

   • 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.

   同义词depletedrainexhaustfatiguesaptirewear outweary

   反义词energizeinvigoraterechargerefuelrevive

4. Find or locateinformal

   To search for and find someone or something.

   找到

   • 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?

   同义词discoverferret outfindhunt downlocatetracetrack down

基本动词run