run down

撞倒, 贬低, 追捕, 查出, （使）筋疲力竭

例句与用法：

She's always running her children down in public.

她总是当著人说自己的孩子不懂事。

He's always running down his wife's cooking.

他总是贬低妻子的烹饪技术。

详细释义：

1. 撞倒

The liner ran down a fishing-boat during the dense fog.

在浓雾中, 客轮撞翻了一条渔船。

2. 追寻

They are running down a criminal.

他们正在追缉一名罪犯。

3. 诋毁

Uncle George is always running down the government.

乔治叔叔总是诋毁政府。

The man's always running me down.

那人老是说我的坏话。

4. 耗损; 用坏

Billy ran down my truck when he used it last summer.

去年夏天, 比利用坏了我的卡车。