run down

run down

撞倒, 贬低, 追捕, 查出, (使)筋疲力竭

例句与用法:

She's always running her children down in public.

她总是当著人说自己的孩子不懂事。

He's always running down his wife's cooking.

他总是贬低妻子的烹饪技术。


1. 撞倒

The liner ran down a fishing-boat during the dense fog.

在浓雾中, 客轮撞翻了一条渔船。

2. 追寻

They are running down a criminal.

他们正在追缉一名罪犯。

3. 诋毁

Uncle George is always running down the government.

乔治叔叔总是诋毁政府。

The man's always running me down.

那人老是说我的坏话。

4. 耗损; 用坏

Billy ran down my truck when he used it last summer.

去年夏天, 比利用坏了我的卡车。


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