| 单词 | running-down |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrunning-down C2. With adverbs, as running-around, running-down, running-in, running-out, etc., adjs. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ceasing > [adjective] > ceasing gradually running-down1637 the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > decreasing gradually ebbing1607 running-down1637 dwindling1664 build-down1983 1637 S. Rutherford Let. 13 Mar. (1848) cxxxi. 248 Alas! my riven dish, and the running-out vessel, can hold little of Christ Jesus. 1756 G. Smith tr. Laboratory II. (new ed.) xv. 299 Try how long the running-out liquid will bear it up from sinking. 1785 Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 674/1 Small decked vessels, with a single mast, and a running-in bowsprit. 1843 Veterinarian Nov. 607 The dilated eye, pale membranes, the running down pulse, [etc.]. 1869 C. B. Garside Disc. Some Parables New Test. iii. i. 245 The dying, who are counting the running down sands of their lives by minutes. 1901 Westm. Gaz. 11 July 3/2 A running-around insertion of either guipure or Valenciennes. 1973 L. Cooper Tea on Sunday xxiv. 177 For what was supposed to be a running-down business it all looked remarkably active. 2008 D. Stapleton MG Midget A-H Sprite High-performance Man. (ed. 3) 29/3 Note that generally, Mobil One is not suitable for running-in engines. < as lemmas |
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