单词 | shut sth down |
释义 | shut sth down shut (sth) down — phrasal verb with shut /ʃʌt/ verb [I or T] (PRESENT TENSE shutting, PAST TENSE AND PAST PARTICIPLE shut) ► B1 If a business or a large piece of equipment shuts down or someone shuts it down, it stops operating: » The company plans to shut down four factories and cut 10,000 jobs.» The crew shut down the right-hand engine of the aircraft.Thesaurus+: ↑Not functioningThesaurus+: ↑Starting, succeeding and failing in business • • • Extra Examples:» Both chemical factories were shut down for safety reasons.» Three thousand people will lose their jobs if the factory shuts down.» They've shut down the old biscuit factory.» All those sweet old-fashioned shops have shut down.» They had to shut down one of the engines. |
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