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单词 rundown
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Examples of 'rundown' in a sentence
rundown

From both land and water, the place looked like a deserted, rundown boat repair yard.This might just give us a rundown on his whereabouts last night.The address Geraldine Hope had given him turned out to be a nondescript street of Victorian brick semis in a rundown area of Tynemouth.

Synonyms of 'rundown'

exhausted, weak, tired, drained
dilapidated, broken-down, shabby, worn-out
summary, review, briefing, résumé
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In other languages
rundown

British English: run-down ADJECTIVE
person If someone is run-down, they are tired or slightly ill.
...times when you are feeling tired and run-down.
  • American English: run-down
  • Brazilian Portuguese: cansado
  • Chinese: 疲惫的
  • European Spanish: apático
  • French: vanné
  • German: abgespannt
  • Italian: giù di forma
  • Japanese: 体調が悪い
  • Korean: 지친
  • European Portuguese: cansado
  • Latin American Spanish: apático
British English: run-down NOUN
If you give someone a run-down of a group of things or a run-down on something, you give them details about it.
Here's a rundown of the options.
  • American English: run-down
  • Brazilian Portuguese: detalhamento
  • Chinese: 流程
  • European Spanish: resumen
  • French: vue d'ensemble
  • German: Zusammenfassung
  • Italian: sintesi
  • Japanese: 概要
  • Korean: 설명
  • European Portuguese: resumo
  • Latin American Spanish: resumen
British English: run-down ADJECTIVE
building A run-down building or area is in very poor condition.
They have put substantial funds into rebuilding one of the most run-down areas.
  • American English: run-down
  • Brazilian Portuguese: degradado
  • Chinese: 破败的房屋等
  • European Spanish: deteriorado
  • French: délabré
  • German: heruntergekommen
  • Italian: degradato
  • Japanese: 荒廃した
  • Korean: 황폐한
  • European Portuguese: degradado
  • Latin American Spanish: deteriorado

(adjective) 
Definition
tired or ill
She started to feel rundown last December.
Synonyms
exhausted
She was too exhausted even to think clearly.
weak
I was too weak to move my arms and legs.
tired
He is tired and he has to rest after his long trip.
drained
fatigued
How long have you been feeling fatigued?
weary
She sank to the ground, too weary to walk another step.
unhealthy
a poorly dressed, unhealthy looking fellow with a poor complexion
worn-out
debilitated
below par
under the weather (informal)
enervated
Warm winds make many people feel enervated and depressed.
out of condition
peaky
Opposites
well
,
fine
,
fit
,
healthy
,
fighting fit
,
full of beans (informal)
,
fit as a fiddle
(adjective) 
Definition
shabby or dilapidated
a rundown block of flats
Synonyms
dilapidated
She lived in a dilapidated old cottage.
broken-down
a broken-down car
shabby
a rather shabby Naples hotel
worn-out
seedy
a seedy hotel
ramshackle
a curious ramshackle building
dingy
wallpaper with dingy yellow stripes
decrepit
The film was shot in a decrepit police station.
tumbledown
bare hills and dusty tumbledown villages
(noun) 
Definition
a brief review or summary
Here's a rundown of the options.
Synonyms
summary
Here's a summary of the day's news.
review
briefing
The Chancellor gives a twenty-minute briefing to his backbenchers.
résumé
I will leave you a résumé of his speech.
outline
There follows an outline of the survey findings.
sketch
run-through
synopsis
For each title there is a brief synopsis of the book.
recap (informal)
précis
a nine-page précis of the manuscript

Additional synonyms

in the sense of briefing
The Chancellor gives a twenty-minute briefing to his backbenchers.
Synonyms
instructions,
information,
priming,
directions,
instruction,
preparation,
guidance,
preamble,
rundown
in the sense of broken-down
Definition
not in working order
a broken-down car
Synonyms
not in working order,
old,
worn out,
out of order,
dilapidated,
not functioning,
out of commission,
on the blink (slang),
inoperative,
kaput (informal),
in disrepair,
on the fritz (US, slang)
in the sense of decrepit
Definition
weakened or worn out by age or long use
The film was shot in a decrepit police station.
Synonyms
ruined,
broken-down,
battered,
crumbling,
rundown,
deteriorated,
decaying,
beat-up (informal),
shabby,
worn-out,
ramshackle,
dilapidated,
antiquated,
rickety,
weather-beaten,
tumbledown

Nearby words of
rundown

  • run-in
  • run-up
  • runaway
  • rundown
  • runner
  • running
  • runny

Synonyms of 'rundown'

rundown

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of tired
Definition
weary or exhausted
He is tired and he has to rest after his long trip.
Synonyms
exhausted,
fatigued,
weary,
spent,
done in (informal),
flagging,
all in (slang),
drained,
sleepy,
fagged (informal),
whacked (British, informal),
worn out,
drooping,
knackered (slang),
drowsy,
clapped out (British, Australian, New Zealand, informal),
enervated,
ready to drop,
dog-tired (informal),
zonked (slang),
dead beat (informal),
tuckered out (Australian, New Zealand, informal),
asleep or dead on your feet (informal),
leggy
in the sense of tumbledown
Definition
(of a building) falling to pieces
bare hills and dusty tumbledown villages
Synonyms
dilapidated,
ruined,
crumbling,
shaky,
disintegrating,
tottering,
ramshackle,
rickety,
decrepit,
falling to pieces
in the sense of unhealthy
Definition
not very fit or well
a poorly dressed, unhealthy looking fellow with a poor complexion
Synonyms
sick,
sickly,
unwell,
poorly (informal),
weak,
delicate,
crook (Australian, New Zealand, informal),
ailing,
frail,
feeble,
invalid,
unsound,
infirm,
in poor health
in the sense of weak
Definition
lacking in physical or mental strength
I was too weak to move my arms and legs.
Synonyms
feeble,
exhausted,
frail,
debilitated,
spent,
wasted,
weakly,
tender,
delicate,
faint,
fragile,
shaky,
sickly,
languid,
puny,
decrepit,
unsteady,
infirm,
anaemic,
effete,
enervated
in the sense of weary
Definition
very tired
She sank to the ground, too weary to walk another step.
Synonyms
tired,
exhausted,
drained,
worn out,
spent,
done in (informal),
flagging,
all in (slang),
fatigued,
wearied,
sleepy,
fagged (informal),
whacked (British, informal),
jaded,
drooping,
knackered (slang),
drowsy,
clapped out (Australian, New Zealand, informal),
enervated,
ready to drop,
dog-tired (informal),
zonked (slang),
dead beat (informal),
asleep or dead on your feet (informal)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of dingy
Definition
shabby and discoloured
wallpaper with dingy yellow stripes
Synonyms
discoloured,
soiled,
dirty,
shabby,
faded,
seedy,
grimy
in the sense of enervated
Warm winds make many people feel enervated and depressed.
Synonyms
weakened,
spent,
done in (informal),
weak,
tired,
drained,
undermined,
exhausted,
fatigued,
rundown,
limp,
feeble,
sapped,
worn out,
debilitated,
unnerved,
washed out,
incapacitated,
enfeebled,
devitalized
in the sense of fatigued
How long have you been feeling fatigued?
Synonyms
tired,
exhausted,
weary,
tired out,
bushed (informal),
wasted,
all in (slang),
fagged (out) (informal),
whacked (British, informal),
jaded,
knackered (slang),
clapped out (Australian, New Zealand, informal),
overtired,
zonked (slang),
dead beat (informal),
jiggered (informal),
on your last legs,
creamcrackered (British, informal)
in the sense of outline
Definition
a general explanation or description of something, which does not give all the details
There follows an outline of the survey findings.
Synonyms
summary,
review,
résumé,
abstract,
summing-up,
digest,
rundown,
compendium,
main features,
synopsis,
rough idea,
précis,
bare facts,
thumbnail sketch,
recapitulation,
abridgment
in the sense of précis
Definition
a short summary of a longer text
a nine-page précis of the manuscript
Synonyms
summary,
résumé,
outline,
abstract,
sketch,
digest,
rundown,
condensation,
compendium,
synopsis,
aperçu,
abridgment
in the sense of ramshackle
Definition
badly made or cared for
a curious ramshackle building
Synonyms
rickety,
broken-down,
crumbling,
shaky,
unsafe,
derelict,
flimsy,
tottering,
dilapidated,
decrepit,
unsteady,
tumbledown,
jerry-built
in the sense of résumé
Definition
a short descriptive summary
I will leave you a résumé of his speech.
Synonyms
summary,
synopsis,
abstract,
précis,
review,
digest,
epitome,
rundown,
recapitulation
in the sense of seedy
Definition
shabby in appearance
a seedy hotel
Synonyms
shabby,
rundown,
scruffy,
old,
worn,
faded,
decaying,
grubby,
dilapidated,
tatty (British),
unkempt,
grotty (slang),
crummy (slang),
down at heel,
slovenly,
mangy,
manky (Scottish, dialect),
scungy (Australian, New Zealand)
in the sense of shabby
Definition
old and worn in appearance
a rather shabby Naples hotel
Synonyms
rundown,
tatty,
seedy,
mean,
neglected,
scruffy,
squalid,
ramshackle,
dilapidated,
grotty (informal),
tumbledown,
insalubrious
in the sense of synopsis
Definition
a brief review or outline of a subject
For each title there is a brief synopsis of the book.
Synonyms
summary,
review,
résumé,
outline,
abstract,
digest,
epitome,
rundown,
condensation,
compendium,
précis,
aperçu,
abridgment,
conspectus (formal),
outline sketch
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