Run down ni kumkosoa au kuzungumza vibaya kuhusu mtu au kitu, mara nyingi bila haki. Maana ya pili humweleza mtu aliyechoka na kudhoofika kwa kazi nyingi: I feel a bit run-down.
Unataka kutumia run down katika mazungumzo?
Tunga sentensi; tutaonyesha makosa na kupendekeza namna ya kusema inayofaa zaidi.
Ukaguzi unachukua muda mrefu kuliko kawaida. Maoni yataonekana hapa yenyewe.
run down + noun; run + me/him/yourself + down (criticise); feel/be run-down (tired and unwell)
- He's always running down his little brother's cooking, even though it's actually pretty good.
- Stop running yourself down — your English has improved a lot this year.
- After weeks of night shifts, she felt completely run down and caught a cold.
Kilichobadilika
Toleo la kwanzaMy manager always runs down me in front of the whole team.
Baada ya marekebishoMy manager always runs me down in front of the whole team.
Unaweza kutaka kuweka yambwa baada ya usemi mzima, kama runs down me. Lakini yambwa likiwa kiwakilishi, kama me, him, it au yourself, huenda kati ya run na down: runs me down, stop running yourself down. Nomino inaweza pia kuja baada ya down: runs down my ideas.
Put down ni kumuumiza mtu kwa maoni mabaya, mara nyingi mbele yake: He put me down in front of my friends. Run down ni pana zaidi: unaweza kumkosoa mtu akiwa hapo au asipokuwepo, na pia kukosoa kazi, kampuni au mji: She's always running down her home town.
Zamu yako
She kept ___ my presentation in front of everyone, saying the slides were badly designed.
Onyesha jibu
running down — Muktadha unaeleza mtu anayekosoa uwasilishaji mara kwa mara, kwa hiyo running down inafaa. Running over inaweza kuwa kumgonga mtu kwa gari au kupitia jambo haraka; hakuna maana inayofaa hapa.
Eleza mtu anayekukosoa au kukudharau wewe au mtu mwingine mara kwa mara. Sema anasema nini na kwa mara ngapi.
My colleague runs down my ideas in almost every meeting, saying they're too expensive or will never work.
Jifunze kutumia maneno mapya kwa usahihi
Tunga sentensi kwa maneno unayojifunza. LetsWords inaonyesha makosa ya matumizi na sarufi, inapendekeza marekebisho na kuyaeleza kwa lugha yako ya mama; kurudia kunasaidia kukumbuka maneno.