Of a supply of something: almost exhausted; running out. Frequently in to run low at phrases 6. Cf. sense A. 5.
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释义 | the world > relative properties > quantity > insufficiency > [adjective] > limited in quantity or amount > running out (3) low1583 Of a supply of something: almost exhausted; running out. Frequently in to run low at phrases 6. Cf. sense A. 5. waning1632 Becoming scanty, running short. Now rare. taper1851 figurative. Of resources: Diminishing, becoming more and more ‘slender’. colloquial or slang. †Also of a person: reduced in funds, short (of money). |
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