VOA慢速英语:American History: Labor Unrest Grows as Cleveland’s Measures Fail to Ease Recession

run out of用完…,耗尽…

例句：He ran out of steam shortly before the end of the race.
      他在快要跑完全程前已精疲力竭。

2.City officials barred Coxey's army from meeting on public property.

bar from禁止(接近〔做〕…)

例句：The members voted to bar women from the club.
      会员表决不让妇女加入该俱乐部。

      After the member was caught cheating, he was barred from the club.
      那会员行骗被抓后, 被开除会籍。

3.Without Coxey's leadership, his army broke up.

break up(使)破裂

例句：We don't know the reason why they have broken up with each other.
      我们不知道他们的关系为何破裂。

      It was money trouble that broke up their marriage.
      他们因钱的问题婚姻才破裂的。

4.Twenty railroads were closed down.

close down(使)停业, (使)停产

例句：Because of the continued loss, the factory closed down.
      由于连续亏损, 工厂关闭了。

      The government closed down the newspaper.
      政府封闭了报馆。