shut(sth)down
—phrasal verbwithshutverb[IorT]uk/ʃʌt/us/ʃʌt/present participleshutting|past tense and past participleshut
B1
If abusinessor alargepieceofequipmentshutsdown or someoneshutsit down, itstopsoperating.
关闭；（使）停止运转
Thecompanyplanstoshutdown fourfactoriesandcut10,000jobs.公司计划关闭4个工厂，削减1万个工作岗位。
Thecrewshutdown theright-handengineof theaircraft.机组人员关闭了飞机右侧的引擎。
- Bothchemicalfactorieswereshutdown forsafetyreasons.
- Three thousandpeoplewilllosetheirjobsif thefactoryshutsdown.
- They'veshutdown theoldbiscuitfactory.
- All thosesweetold-fashionedshopshaveshutdown.
- They had toshutdown one of theengines.