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underrun

/uhn-der-ruhn/US // ˌʌn dərˈrʌn //

落后,下降,掉队,漏报

Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    un·der·ran, un·der·run, un·der·run·ning.

    • : to run, pass, or go under.
    • : Nautical. to pass beneath in a boat or the like for the purpose of inspection or repairs.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : something that runs or passes underneath, as a current.
    • : an instance of costing or spending less than estimated.
    • : a production run of a manufactured or printed item below the quantity ordered.

Examples

  • The snow-white spires of the oncoming ship swayed with solemn and stately motions to the underrun of the quartering sea.

  • In precisely similar manner the horn, and in this case the skin of the coronet, is underrun.

  • The car had just thundered past another station, and Callahan had underrun one more stop-signal at full speed.

  • "That 'seventeen' white pine is going to underrun," said Dyer.

  • The 'Niagara' put back, and the cable was 'underrun' the whole distance.