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14:33 Aug 15, 2009 |
English language (monolingual) [PRO] Social Sciences - Environment & Ecology | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Yasutomo Kanazawa Japan Local time: 06:41 | ||||||
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3 +4 | glacial water run down= glacial water decreases/diminishes |
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4 | As glacial water banks are run down, water flows will diminish |
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4 | water stored in glaciers vs melt, rain and spring water |
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glacial water run down= glacial water decreases/diminishes Explanation: :) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 8 mins (2009-08-15 14:41:59 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I believe run down here means to decrease or diminish, which makes the glacial water banks to decrease; hence making the river flows diminish too. When I first read the sentences, I thought the same thing as you did, i.e. the river glows should grow bigger. But according to the link below, run down means to reduce something. run down something also run something down 1. to explain something I'll run down my research quickly. T. J. ran it all down for him, explaining the different costs of each option. 2. to reduce something We are going to start running down our savings if prices don't stop rising. I want to run our supplies down some more before we reorder. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 9 mins (2009-08-15 14:42:31 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Forgot the link :) http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/run down -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 10 mins (2009-08-15 14:43:27 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Should be "the river FLOWS should grow bigger, not "Glows". Sorry for the typo. |
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