rundown

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
/ˈɹʌndaʊn/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A rough outline of a topic or situation. countable,uncountable
    — Could you give me the rundown on the new rules?
  2. A summary of the horses to be raced on a particular day, with their weights, jockeys, odds, etc. countable,uncountable
    — Comes post-time, and I am at the bookie joint listening the running descriptions and rundowns, […]
  3. A defensive play in which the runner is caught between two fielders, who steadily converge to tag the runner out. countable,uncountable
    — Smith is caught in a rundown, but Jones will come around to score.
  4. A Caribbean stew of meat or fish (typically mackerel) with reduced coconut milk, yam, tomato, onion and seasonings. countable,uncountable
  5. A reduction, e.g. of an activity, or in the size of something, such as a fleet. countable,uncountable
    — The rundown of LNER's Class 91/Mk 4 fleet continues, with two more locomotives sent for store at Doncaster and a rake of coaches moving to Worksop,
形容词 adj.
  1. Alternative form of run-down. alt-of,alternative,not-comparable

词形变化

rundowns plural

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English run downdeverb.
English rundown
Deverbal from run down.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English run downdeverb.
English rundown
Deverbal from run down.
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