| 词汇 | thesaurus_articles_to-stop-operating-permanently |
| 释义 | to stop operating permanentlyThese words are can be used when a business stops operating permanently. One common phrasal verb you can use to describe this is close down. You can also use the verb close, though close is not as common as close down. Close can also refer to temporarily stopping the operation of a business, for example at the end of every day. With sales down, the company closed one factory down and reduced the workforce at another. Many of the shops in the High Street have closed recently. The restaurant was closed for repairs. What time does the pharmacy close tonight? Another common phrasal verb to describe this is shut down. Shut, like close, can also be used to refer to a business stopping permanently or temporarily. Shut is only used in UK English. The bookshop is shutting down after 25 years of business. UKSeveral of the bank's local branches are shutting. UKThe shops shut at 8 p.m. If a business shuts up shop in UK English, or closes up shop in US English, it closes. Shut/close up shop can refer to closing temporarily or permanently. UKThe seaside businesses all shut up shop during the winter. USThe old distillery has finally closed up shop. If a company or business closes permanently, you can say that it goes or is put out of business. My favourite ice cream shop went out of business last summer. When the large chain store arrived in town, it put the smaller shops out of business. If you shutter a company or a business, you close it down. The company threatened to shutter the plant and leave its 3,000 employees without work. If a business cannot continue because of money problems, you can use the verbs fail or fold to describe this. In informal contexts, you can also use the phrasal verb go under or the phrase go bust. All his previous start-ups have failed. The bank was considered too big to fail. Most small businesses fold within a year. If the work stoppage continues, the company might just go under. All the businesses on the street went bust during the recession. If a business closes very suddenly and with serious consequences, you can say that it collapses. Collapse is used most often in business and financial writing. The bank collapsed without warning, with devastating consequences for the economy. The recession led to the collapse of the property market. If a business is liquidated, it is closed so that the things of value that the company holds, such as a building or a product, can be sold to pay its debts. You can also say that it goes into liquidation. Less formally you can say that someone winds up a company or business. The only way forward is for the company to be liquidated. The company has gone into liquidation. The court will require them to wind up the company and pay off their creditors. Related articlesto close |
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