phrasal verb · neutral
run down
/rʌn daʊn/run DOWN
speakingtask2
to criticise someone; or (of a battery/machine) to lose power; or to find information about someone after searching
Examples
“The article runs down the government's record on education.”
“My phone battery ran down during the trip.”
“She ran down his address from public records.”
Band 8 sentence
“The report unfairly runs down the local council's efforts without acknowledging the funding constraints.”
Collocations
- run down someone
- battery ran down
Word family
run down vran down v (past)running down v‑ing
Common mistakes
My phone run down yesterday→My phone ran down yesterday
run down = dừng lại→run down có nhiều nghĩa: chỉ trích, pin hết, tra cứu, tùy ngữ cảnh
Say it for a higher band
5stop working→6criticise→7+run down
Synonyms
criticise
Easily confused
run out
“We ran out of milk so I couldn't make tea.”
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