run sth. down
- (使某物)耗盡能源或失去作用；(常用於進行時態)(使某事物)逐漸失去作用, 衰退, 衰減, 萎縮
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- 釋義
- 同反義
片語
- 1. (使某物)耗盡能源或失去作用 My car battery has run down; it needs recharging. 我的汽車電池沒電了, 需要充電。 If you leave your headlights on you'll soon run down the battery. 停車後不關前燈, 電池的電很快就會耗盡。
- 2. (常用於進行時態)(使某事物)逐漸失去作用, 衰退, 衰減, 萎縮 British manufacturing industry has been running down for years. 英國的製造業多年來一直在走下坡路。 The local steelworks is being run down and is likely to close within three years. 當地的這家鋼鐵廠越來越不景氣, 有可能在三年內關閉。
