rundown

英 [ˈrʌndaʊn]

美 [ˈrʌndaʊn]

n.  (尤指商业)削减，紧缩; 解释; 描述

Collins.1 / BNC.23688 / COCA.16333

牛津词典

noun

• （尤指商业）削减，紧缩
  a reduction in the amount, size or activity of sth, especially a business
  1. a rundown of transport services
     交通运输的缩减
• 解释；描述
  an explanation or a description of sth
  1. I can give you a brief rundown on each of the applicants.
     我可以给你简单介绍一下每名申请人的情况。

柯林斯词典

The adjective is pronounced /ˌrʌn 'daʊn/. The noun is pronounced /'rʌn daʊn/. 形容词读作/ˌrʌn 'daʊn/。名词读作/'rʌn daʊn/。


• ADJ-GRADED 疲惫不堪的;累病的;衰弱的
  If someone isrun-down, they are tired or slightly ill.
  1. ...times when you are feeling tired and run-down.
     你感觉疲惫不堪的时候
• ADJ-GRADED (建筑物、地区等)破旧不堪的，破败的，失修的
  Arun-downbuilding or area is in very poor condition.
  1. ...one of the most run-down areas in Scotland.
     苏格兰最破败的地区之一
  2. ...a run-down block of flats.
     破败的公寓楼
• ADJ-GRADED 萧条的;不景气的
  Arun-downplace of business is not as active as it used to be or does not have many customers.
  1. ...a run-down slate quarry...
     萧条的板岩采石场
  2. He bought a run-down television station.
     他买下了一个不景气的电视台。
• N-SING （行业、组织等规模的）缩减，紧缩
  Whenthe run-down ofan industry or organization takes place, its size or the amount of work that it does is reduced.
  1. ...the impetus behind the rundown of the coal industry.
     促使煤炭行业紧缩的原因
• N-SING 细节;详细情况
  If you give someone arun-down ofa group of things or arun-down onsomething, you give them details about it.
  1. Here's a rundown of the options...
     以下是能有的各项选择。
  2. This full-colour supplement includes full race details, plus a comprehensive run-down on all the British hopefuls.
     这份全彩附录包含了完整的比赛信息和对所有可能获胜的英国运动员的详细介绍。

英英释义

noun

• a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court)
  Synonym:summationsumming up

双语例句

• Bear with me, please, for one last story, one my grandfather told me many years ago: A group of eight out-of-town bricklayers took refuge from a storm in a rundown temple.
  请允许我讲最后一个故事，这是许多年前我爷爷讲给我听过的：有八个外出打工的泥瓦匠，为避一场暴风雨，躲进了一座破庙。
• There is hardly a street in the capital Luanda without a team of Chinese engineers repairing the rundown infrastructure.
  在安哥拉首都罗安达，几乎所有街道上都有中国工程师在维修破旧的基础设施。
• Please give me a rundown of last week ′ s news.
  请你给我简要地总结一下上周的新闻。
• Armed with that admittedly brief rundown of case classes and pattern matching, let's return to the task of creating the calculator AST.
  简要了解了case类和模式匹配之后，接下来让我们回到创建计算器AST的任务上。
• This is a brand new show with a new rundown, program and concept.
  这次的演唱会将会是全新的节目内容与概念。
• Note: This description is conceptual and does not necessarily describe the exact rundown of steps for each action.
  注意：这里的说明是概念性的，并不一定准确描述每个操作的步骤。
• Here's a quick rundown of how devfs does its thing and solves all these problems in one fell swoop.
  这里是对devfs如何一下子处理事情和解决这些问题的一个简单明了的快速纲要。
• On the other side of the fence was a row of older and rundown buildings completed in the80s.
  这个住宅区的围墙的另一边则是一排建于80年代的年久失修的楼房。
• A rundown section of a city characterized by drunkards living on the street.
  城市的破旧区域，常见到许多酒鬼露宿街头。
• Give me the rundown on the election results.
  向我扼要概述一下选举结果。