close(sth)down
—phrasal verbwithcloseverbuk/kləʊz/us/kloʊz/
B2
If abusinessororganizationclosesdown or someoneclosesit down, itstopsoperating.
关闭;(使)倒闭;(使)停业
All theminesin thisareawerecloseddown in the 1980s.该地区的矿井在20世纪80年代全部关闭。
Ourlocalbutcherisclosingdown.我们当地的肉铺快停业了。
- Thelocalfactorycloseddown inJune.
- If theschoolcloseddown, thechildrenwouldfacealongbusjourneyeveryday.
- Pensioners aredevastatedtohearthat the PostOfficeisclosingdown.
- Thegovernmentcloseddown alloppositionnewspapers.