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rundown

UK //ˈrʌn.daʊn//US //ˈrʌn.daʊn//

词源

源自动词短语 'run down' 的名词化形式,最早记录于19世纪中期。

noun

❶ 指对某事物的详细总结或概述,通常包含要点或关键信息。常用于会议、报告或新闻中。

“Can you give me a quick rundown of the meeting?”

(你能简要总结一下会议内容吗?)

“The manager provided a rundown of the project's progress.”

(经理概述了项目的进展情况。)

❶ 形容建筑物或场所因年久失修而破败不堪的状态。

“The old factory was in a complete rundown condition.”

(那家旧工厂已经完全破败不堪了。)

“They bought a rundown house and renovated it.”

(他们买了一栋破旧的房子并进行了翻新。)

同义词:summary, overview, outline, dilapidated, shabby

adjective

❶ 形容人因过度劳累或生病而感到疲惫不堪的状态。

“After working 60 hours this week, I feel completely rundown.”

(这周工作了60个小时后,我感到精疲力尽。)

“She looked rundown from all the stress at work.”

(由于工作压力,她看起来疲惫不堪。)

同义词:exhausted, fatigued, weary, drained

常见短语

give a rundown — 提供某事物的详细概述或总结,常用于正式或非正式场合。

“Could you give me a rundown of what happened at the conference?”

(你能给我概述一下会议上发生了什么吗?)