Related to word: run
片語動詞
When a machine or device, such as a clock or battery, loses its energy, or if you deplete its power intentionally.
（使）耗盡能量；（使）減弱或停止工作
The battery in the watch is running down, so it needs to be replaced.
手錶的電池快沒電了，所以需要更換。
After running for eight hours, the machine has completely run down its energy.
運行了八小時後，機器完全耗盡了能量。
If not charged in time, the phone will quickly run down its power.
如果不及時充電，手機的電量會很快耗盡。
to decrease the size or significance of a business or organization, or to become diminished in this manner.
縮減；（使）減少規模或重要性
As market demand decreased, many small businesses had to run down their operations.
隨著市場需求下降，許多小型企業不得不縮減業務。
The large company has run down its workforce over the past three years.
這家大型公司在過去三年中縮減了勞動力。
Changes in government policy may run down the budget for these support services.
政府政策的變化可能會縮減這些支持服務的預算。