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

• Give me the rundown on the election results.
  向我扼要概述一下选举结果。
• The rundown rail services of America are something I try, vainly, to forget.
  美国铁路交通破落是一件我想忘也忘不了的事。
• 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。
• 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。
• The first order of business was a call to the assignment desk for a pre-bedtime rundown of latest developments.
  工作顺序的第一项是打电话到调遣部，听取就寝时间前情况最新发展的详细摘要。
• 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。
• 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。
• Can you give us a rundown of the main points?
  你能给我们简单叙述一下要点吗？
• But just outside the terminal, housed in the rundown Lagos District of APAPA, a long queue of trucks stretches out from the gate.
  但就在这座码头外，在破旧的拉各斯区（lagos）阿帕帕（apapa），一辆辆卡车在门口排成了长龙。
• Turn a rundown house into a show place.
  把一所破旧的房子改变成一个表演场所。