| 释义 |
●run sb/sth to ˈearth/ˈground (informal) find sb/sth after a long, difficult search （长期搜寻后）终于找到◆I spent years looking for the stolen picture but eventually ran it to ground in London.
我花了多年时间来寻找那幅失窃的画，最终在伦敦发现了它。◆The escaped prisoner was run to ground within a couple of days.
越狱的囚徒几天后终于被抓住了。 NOTE This comes from hunting and means to chase an animal to its earth (= its home or hiding place). 这个习语源于打猎，指追赶猎物直至其躲入洞穴。 |