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Run down 是什么意思?贬低别人,也能形容精疲力竭

Run down 可以表示批评或贬低。宾语是 me 时要说 runs me down,不能放在短语后;I feel run-down 中则是在说疲惫虚弱。

Run down 表示批评、说某人或某事的坏话,往往不太公正。另一种用法描述因过度劳累而疲惫虚弱的人:I feel a bit run-down。

想在对话中用 run down 吗?

练习在对话中灵活使用英语词汇

开始学习

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.

修改原因

修改前My manager always runs down me in front of the whole team.

修改后My manager always runs me down in front of the whole team.

容易把宾语放在整个短语后面,写成 runs down me。但宾语是 me、him、it、yourself 等代词时,要放在 run 和 down 之间:runs me down、stop running yourself down。名词则也可以放在 down 后面:runs down my ideas。

Cambridge Dictionary

Put down 表示用刻薄的话伤害某人,通常是当面对方说:He put me down in front of my friends。Run down 的范围更广,可以当面或背后贬低一个人,也可以批评其工作、某家公司或一座城市:She's always running down her home town。

动手练习

She kept ___ my presentation in front of everyone, saying the slides were badly designed.

(running down / running over)

查看答案

running down — 语境描述某人不断批评演示文稿,所以选 running down。Running over 可以表示开车撞到或碾过,也可以表示快速过一遍内容,都不符合这里的贬低行为。

描述一个总批评或贬低你或其他人的人。说明对方说什么,以及多久发生一次。

My colleague runs down my ideas in almost every meeting, saying they're too expensive or will never work.

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