wind(sth)down
—phrasal verbwithwindverbuk/waɪnd/us/waɪnd/wound|wound
to endgraduallyor instages, or tocausesomething to do this
（使）逐渐结束
Thegovernmentintendstowindtheschemedown in thespring.政府有意在早春时节将这个计划逐渐收尾。
Unfortunately, thepartywas justwindingdown as we got there.不巧的是，我们赶到时聚会已接近尾声了。
If abusinessororganizationwindsdown, or if someonewindsit down, theamountofworkit does isgraduallyreduceduntil itclosescompletely.
（使）（企业或机构）逐渐关闭，（使）慢慢倒闭
They'rewindingdowntheiroperationsabroadbecause they'relosingmoney.因为亏损，他们正在逐步缩减海外业务。