11. All the staff members in the hospital were quite _____ since they had to take care of so many patients.
(A) run out
(B) run down
(C) broken up
(D) broken through

All the staff members in the hospital were quite _____ since they had to take care of so many patients.

句意是：

「醫院的所有員工都感到非常 _____，因為他們要照顧太多病人。」

? 文意明顯是形容過度疲憊、精疲力竭的狀態。

? 選項解析：

(A) run out ❌

• 正確用法：run out of something（耗盡某物）

• 無法單獨說 "were run out"，語法錯誤

• 不用來形容人感到疲憊

(B) run down ✅

• be run down 是常見片語，意為「感到疲倦、耗盡體力」

• 完美符合句意：「照顧太多病人讓他們筋疲力盡」

(C) broken up ❌

• 意為「分裂、解散」（如：a band broke up）

• 或「情緒崩潰」的用法太強烈，也不太適合這裡

(D) broken through ❌

• 意為「突破障礙」，如：break through enemy lines

• 完全不符合疲累的語境

✅ 正確答案：

(B) run down

? 類似句型補充：

• I'm feeling really run down after working overtime all week.

• Nurses are often run down due to long shifts.

（使）筋疲力竭