run-down Значение & определение

Значение на run-down на български

• 0 Run-down buildings or areas are in very bad condition:

  • a run-down building/cemetery

  • My doctor said I was looking run-down.

• 1 weak or in bad condition:

  • an old run-down factory

  • She was run-down, thin, with no appetite.

• 2 to gradually end an organization's, industry's, etc. operations:

  • be run down The country's nuclear industry is being run down.

  • run sth down The president had promised to run down all military operations in the region.

  • The farm was a lot of work, but he did not want to let it run down.

• 3 to gradually use up a supply of something until it has all gone:

  • run sth down We've been running down our stock of the old model to make room for the new one.

  • If you leave it switched on overnight the battery will run down.

• 4 used to describe a building or area that is in poor condition:

  • a rundown building/hotel/house The office building was rundown, so the rents were low.

  • a rundown area/neighbourhood/town

• 5 a quick description of a situation, idea, etc. that explains the main points:

  • a rundown of sth The following is a rundown of our most recent deals.

  • He gave us a run-down of the company's financial situation.

• 6 the process of making a business or industry smaller or of ending its operations completely:

  • the rundown of sth The region has been battered by the rundown of the coal and steel industries.

  • The party accuses the Prime Minister of promoting the rundown of manufacturing employment.