Monday, May 27, 2013

run down和run-down有何分別?

(1) run down有太多含義,擇其要者簡述如下:
意為tired and in poor health,指精疲力竭或身體衰弱,例如:

He has been working too hard and feels rather run down.

他工作太辛苦,感到精疲力竭。
(2) 又解作knock somebody to the ground, killing or injuring him,指撞倒在地、撞死或撞傷,例如:

He was run down by a cyclist.
他被一名騎腳踏車的人撞倒。
(3) 再解作cease to operate because of the exhaustion of motive,指(因動力耗盡而)停止運轉,例如:

Your clock has run down. The battery needs recharging.

你的鐘停了,電池需要充電。
(4) 還解作criticise unkindly或belittle,即不客氣地批評或貶低,例如:

He's always running his wife down in front of other people.

他總是在別人面前奚落自己的太太。
(5) run-down也有很多含義,只能簡述其中之一:

解作old and broken or in bad condition,指日久失修或破舊,例如:

This old run-down hotel will be demolished.
這間老舊破爛的酒店將被拆。

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