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没劲的, 停了的
not running because a spring‑driven mechanism has lost its tension
- The antique clock stood rundown on the mantel until someone rewound it.
那个古董钟在壁炉架上停走了,直到有人给它上发条。
- The toy tractor was rundown and needed winding before it would move.
玩具拖拉机没劲了,在移动前需要上发条。
- He realized the music box was rundown when the melody faltered and stopped.
他意识到音乐盒上紧发条了,当旋律颤抖并停止时。
- The grandfather clock stood silent and rundown until I found the key and gave it a careful wind.
这座落地钟一直静默且停摆,直到我找到钥匙并小心地给它上弦。
- She tried to fix the old wind‑up toy, but the mainspring was so rundown that the gears refused to turn.
她试图修理那个旧发条玩具,但主发条太松弛了,齿轮拒绝转动。
2
showing signs of heavy wear
- The delivery van looked rundown after years on the road, its paint flaking and bumper dented.
这辆送货面包车在路上行驶多年后看起来破旧不堪,油漆剥落,保险杠凹陷。
- His work boots were rundown from daily use, the soles nearly separated at the heel.
他的工作靴因日常使用而破旧,鞋底在脚跟处几乎分离。
- The once‑proud toolbox looked rundown after years on construction sites.
曾经引以为傲的工具箱在建筑工地多年后显得破旧。
- By the end of the season the baseball field was rundown and full of divots.
赛季结束时,棒球场已经破败不堪,到处都是坑洼。
- The runner's shoes were rundown from daily training and needed replacing.
跑步者的鞋子因日常训练而磨损,需要更换。
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筋疲力尽的, 疲惫不堪的
feeling or looking exhausted, particularly after an intense physical activity
- After weeks of working late, she felt completely run-down and needed a break.
在连续几周工作到很晚之后,她感到完全筋疲力尽,需要休息一下。
- He looked run-down from all the stress at work and lack of sleep.
- The doctor told her she was run-down and needed to take better care of herself.
医生告诉她,她精疲力尽,需要更好地照顾自己。
- His run-down appearance worried his friends, who urged him to rest.
他疲惫不堪的样子让他的朋友们很担心,他们敦促他休息。
- After taking care of everyone else, she found herself feeling run-down and depleted.
在照顾完其他人之后,她发现自己感到精疲力尽和耗尽。
4
破旧的, 年久失修的
(of a place or building) in a very poor condition, often due to negligence
- The old rundown hotel was in desperate need of repairs.
那家破旧的破败不堪的酒店急需修缮。
- They decided not to buy the rundown house because of its dilapidated state.
他们决定不买那座破败的房子,因为它的状况太糟糕了。
- The rundown neighborhood had a high crime rate and few residents.
破败的社区犯罪率高,居民少。
- The factory had been left rundown after the company moved to another location.
公司搬到另一个地点后,工厂被遗弃破败不堪。
- The small rundown shop barely attracted any customers anymore.
那个小小的破败商店几乎不再吸引任何顾客。