英语成语:give someone (the) rundown
1.To hit someone or something with one’s car, especially intentionally or due to reckless driving. A noun or pronoun can be used between "run" and "down."
机译:1.用自己的车撞到某人或某物，尤指故意或由于鲁莽驾驶。名词或代词可以用在“run”和“down”之间
The car swerved onto the sidewalk and nearly ran down an entire family.
机译:汽车突然转向，撞上了人行道，差点撞上一家人。
2. To find someone or something after a search; to track down someone or something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "run" and "down." I ran that file down that you were asking about. It looks like the account hasn’t been active in years.
机译:2.搜索后找到某人或某物；追踪某人或某事。名词或代词可以用在“run”和“down”之间。我把你问的那个文件记下来了。看起来这个账户已经好几年没有活跃了。
I ran down a colleague from years ago who might be able to help us with the tax situation.
机译:我找到了一位几年前的同事，他可能能帮助我们解决税务问题。
3. To criticize, deprecate, or belittle someone or something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "run" and "down." Sarah’s father has been running her down for years.
机译:3.批评、贬低或贬低某人或某事。名词或代词可以用在“run”和“down”之间。萨拉的父亲多年来一直在折磨她。
There’s no need to run down his work like that!
机译:没有必要那样贬低他的工作！
4.In poor health; feeling exhausted and sick. In this usage, the phrase is often hyphenated.
机译:4.身体不好；感到疲惫和恶心。在这个用法中，这个短语经常连字符。
A: "I think I’m getting a sore throat." B: "You’re probably run-down—you haven’t gotten a full night’s sleep in weeks!"
机译:A： “我想我喉咙痛了。”B：“你可能快累坏了，好几个星期都没睡一整晚了！”
5. The general details about or a brief summary of something. In this usage, the phrase is usually spelled as one word. I’ll just give you a quick rundown before we get started.
机译:5.关于某事的一般细节或简要概述。在这种用法中，短语通常拼写为一个单词。在我们开始之前，我只给你简要介绍一下。
Please give me a rundown of what was discussed at the board meeting yesterday.
机译:请把昨天董事会会议上讨论的内容简要介绍给我。
6.In baseball or softball, a situation in which a baserunner is caught off base between two defensive players (one of whom has the ball) attempting to tag the runner "out." In this usage, the phrase is usually spelled as one word.
机译:6.在棒球或垒球比赛中，跑垒员被两名防守队员（其中一人有球）夹在垒外，试图给跑垒员贴上“出局”的标签。在这个用法中，这个短语通常拼写为一个词。
The runner rounded third without seeing the throw come in and got caught in a rundown.
机译:这位跑者在没有看到投进的情况下获得了第三名，结果陷入了困境。
To tell someone details about or a brief summary of a given event or situation. Mary gave John the rundown on the championship match.
机译:告诉某人某一事件或情况的细节或简要摘要。玛丽向约翰简要介绍了冠军赛的情况。
Sorry I missed the meeting this morning—could you give me a rundown of what was discussed?
机译:对不起，我错过了今天上午的会议，你能简要介绍一下讨论的内容吗？
