| 词汇 | close-down |
| 释义 | close (something) downphrasal verb with closeverbuk /kləʊz/ us /kloʊz/ B2 If a business or organization closes down or someone closes it down, it stops operating: 关闭;（使）倒闭;（使）停业 All the mines in this area were closed down in the 1980s.该地区的矿井在20世纪80年代全部关闭。 Our local butcher is closing down.我们当地的肉铺快停业了。 to stop operating permanently close downWith sales down, the company closed one factory down and reduced the workforce at another. closeMany of the shops in the High Street have closed recently. shut downThe bookshop is shutting down after 25 years of business. shutUKSeveral of the bank's local branches are shutting. shut up shopUKThe seaside businesses all shut up shop during the winter. go/put out of businessMy favourite ice cream shop went out of business last summer. The local factory closed down in June. If the school closed down, the children would face a long bus journey every day. Pensioners are devastated to hear that the Post Office is closing down. The government closed down all opposition newspapers. Success & failure in business administration axe bankrupt bankruptcy be running on fumesidiom belly charter dying fold go darkidiom go into administration go to the wallidiom growth hacker growth hacking receiver shut up shopidiom sinking shipidiom soft launch spin something off start (something) up close down (something) | American Dictionaryclose down (something)phrasal verb with closeverb[ I/T ]us/kloʊz/ to end the operation of something, or (esp. a place of business) to stop operating: He said he would close down before he would force all hands to join the union. close (sth) down | Business Englishclose (sth) downphrasal verb with closeverbuk /kləʊz/us if a business or organization closes down or someone closes it down, it stops operating: The local factory closed down in June. A spokesperson denied that they had bought the company in order to close it down. close-down noun[ C or U ] (alsoclose down); (closedown)ukus the act or process of ending the operations of a business, system, industry, etc. either temporarily or permanently: The partial government close-down is now in a record 20th day. See also shutdown ACCOUNTING the act of ending the payment of invoices for a particular month or the date this happens, so that any invoices received after this date are not processed until the following month: Monthly close down of costs will usually occur at the end of each calendar month. Be aware that without forward planning the Christmas close-down period can delay payment by 28 days. Examples of close (something) downclose (something) down They made it clear that the reason for the close-down was the woman who had fought them. During my period of office two of the 15 companies were facing an immediate close-down and had to be rescued. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We do not seem to have a close-down policy on this side tonight. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It sometimes happens that there is a close-down of the foreign market until certain alterations in design are made. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are said to be used for start-up or close-down activities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 My noble friend asked about start-up and close-down times for construction sites. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Furthermore, the close-down or restriction will not necessarily take even immediate effect. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 First, is the closure to be total and at the same moment in 1963, or is it to be a gradual close-down? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not possible now to cater entirely satisfactorily if there is a complete close-down through fog or for other reasons. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The start-up and close-down times are provided in order to maintain working hours. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is clear that the increase comes from an increase in the other close-down legacy costs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A complete close-down of a service such as we suffered about three weeks ago causes havoc. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They could assist the close-down of a particular plant. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Some favour a different method of reaching the close-down date, but they welcome the certainty that it will provide about grant entitlement. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The huge losses of production that would result from an accident or a close-down would far outweigh the kind of cost reductions from such short-cuts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of close (something) down These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
| 随便看 |
|
反思网英语在线翻译词典收录了377474条英语词汇在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的中英文双语翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。