Word · Frequency #23688
Fully loadedrundowns
梗概；摘要；总结
rundowns is the plural of rundown.
a concluding summary, as when presenting a case before a law court
- 1.
A rough outline of a topic or situation.
对主题或情况的粗略概述。
- 2.
A summary of the horses to be raced on a particular day, with their weights, jockeys, odds, etc.
某日参赛马匹的概要,包括负重、骑师、赔率等。
- 3.
A defensive play in which the runner is caught between two fielders, who steadily converge to tag the runner out.
跑垒员被两名防守队员夹杀出局的防守战术。
- 4.
A Caribbean stew of meat or fish (typically mackerel) with reduced coconut milk, yam, tomato, onion and seasonings.
一种加勒比炖菜,用肉或鱼加浓缩椰奶、山药、番茄、洋葱和调味料制成。
- 5.
A reduction, e.g. of an activity, or in the size of something, such as a fleet.
减少,如活动减少或某物规模的缩减。
对主题或情况的粗略概述。；某日参赛马匹的概要,包括负重、骑师、赔率等。；跑垒员被两名防守队员夹杀出局的防守战术。；一种加勒比炖菜,用肉或鱼加浓缩椰奶、山药、番茄、洋葱和调味料制成。；减少,如活动减少或某物规模的缩减。
In use
Before the meeting, she gave a quick rundown of the project's progress.
The coach gave the team a rundown of the opposing players' strengths.
Could you provide a rundown of the main points from the report?
give sb a rundown (on/of sth)
也可说 give sb a rundown of sth，表示“向某人简要说明某事”。
The coach gave us a rundown on the opposing team.
教练给了我们一份关于对手球队的概要说明。
the rundown of sth
此义侧重“规模、人数的逐渐缩减或裁减”。
The rundown of the coal industry caused many job losses.
煤炭产业的缩减导致了许多人失业。
be caught in a rundown
棒球术语，指跑垒员在垒间遭到夹杀而出局。
Connections
Collocations
- a rundown of
- ……的概要/说明
- Can you give me a rundown of what happened at the meeting?你能给我简要说说会议上发生了什么吗？
- give someone a rundown
- 给某人做简介/汇报
- Let me give you a rundown of the company's history.我来给你简单介绍一下公司的历史。
- quick rundown
- 快速概述
- Here's a quick rundown of the main points.这是要点的快速概述。
- detailed rundown
- 详细说明
- She provided a detailed rundown of the project's progress.她详细说明了项目的进展情况。
- brief rundown
- 简要概述
- He gave a brief rundown of the day's events.他简要概述了当天发生的事。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记：run down 是“快速跑完一遍”，把内容快速跑一遍得出的要点就是“梗概、摘要”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：工作汇报、新闻简报、日常交流 表示“梗概、摘要”时，通常指简明扼要的介绍，多用于日常交流、工作汇报或媒体简报；在正式学术或法律文体中较少单独使用，常见搭配如 give someone a rundown of something。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words illustrate the two spelling chunks in rundown: run (/rʌn/) and down (/daʊn/). Sun and fun share the -un spelling and /ʌn/ sound; town and brown share the -own spelling and /aʊn/ sound. Note that down, town, and brown match only the final syllable of rundown, not the whole word, because rundown is stressed on the first syllable; the whole word is /ˈrʌndaʊn/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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