Alargenumberofbusinessesfailedwheninterestratesrose.(利息提高了,很多企业破产了。)
Thousandsofsmallbusinessesfaileachweek.(每周都有无数的小企业倒闭。)
2.gooutofbusiness:ifacompanygoesoutofbusiness,itstopsexistingbecauseitisnolongermakingaprofit
Manysmallfarmsaregoingoutofbusiness.(很多小农场即将破产。)
Ourfavoritestore'sgoingoutofbusiness.(我们最喜欢的店要关门结业了。)
beput/forcedoutofbusiness
Astherecessionhit,manytraderswereforcedoutofbusiness.(经济不景气,很多生意人都破产了。)
3.gounder:ifabusiness,bank,orcompanygoesunder,itfails-usedespeciallyinnewspapersandbusinesscontexts
Whenthecompanywentunder,someofourworkersfoundpositionswithFord.(我们公司倒闭以后,有些员工去了福特上班。)
4.closedown:ifashop,factory,orbusinessclosesdown,itstopsmakingorsellinggoods
Ifthefactoryclosesdown,600peoplewilllosetheirjobs.(这个工厂要是倒闭了,将有600人失业。)
Coalminesareclosingdownalloverthecountry.(全国的煤矿企业都相继倒闭。)
Notlongago,theorchestrawastheprideofthecity.Nowitisonthevergeofclosingdown.(不久前,这个交响乐团还是这个城市的骄傲,但是现在,它濒临散伙。)
5.closure:n.usethiswhenashop,factory,orbusinessfailsandcloses
备注:英式英语中常用''closure'',美式英语中常用''closing''。
Furtherfactoryclosureshavebeenannounced.(工厂已经宣布了即将倒闭的消息。)
closureof
Theclosingofthecompanywasagreatlosstothetown.(这个公司的倒闭对小镇来说是个巨大的损失。)
6.face/bethreatenedwithclosure:即将倒闭
Penrhynisnowthelargestquarryintheworld,yet5yearsagoitfacedclosure.(现在彭林是世界上最大的采石场,但是5年前它濒临倒闭。)
7.gobankrupt/gobust:ifapersonorcompanygoesbankrupt,theyarelegallyforcedtoselltheirpropertyandpossessionstopaytheirdebts
备注:''gobankrupt/gobust''是非正式的用法。
Herfatherwentbankruptin1984.(她爸爸1984年的时候破产了。)
Thefirmwentbankruptbeforethebuildingworkwascompleted.(建筑工程还没完成,这个公司就倒闭了。)
Heboughtasmallprintingfirmthathadgonebankrupt.(他买下了一个已宣告破产的印刷厂。)
Thecompanywentbustlastyear,owing£12million.(该公司去年破产,欠债1200万。)
8.fold:tofailandbeunabletocontinueinbusiness
备注:''fold''是非正式的用法。
Mostofthecompaniesdependentonthesteelworksfoldedwithinweeks.(依附于这个轮胎厂的大部分公司都在几周内倒闭了。)
9.gotothewall:tofailandbeunabletocontinueinbusiness,especiallybecauseofdifficulteconomicconditions
备注:''gotothewall''是非正式的用法。
Manyinvestorswillgotothewall.(很多投资者将会破产。)
Over300smallfirmshavegonetothewallinthepastyear.(去年300多家小企业倒闭了。)
Highinterestrateswillforcemanybusinessestogotothewall.(高利率将导致很多企业倒闭。)