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源自动词短语 'run down' 的名词化形式,最早记录于19世纪中期。
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。)
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。)
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?)