单词 | shutdown |
释义 | shutdown (ʃʌtdaʊn ) Word forms: shutdowns countable noun A shutdown is the closing of a factory, shop, or other business, either for a short time or for ever. The shutdown is the latest in a series of painful budget measures. All seven plants have had temporary shutdowns this year. Collocations: complete shutdown An overdose of belladonna can mimic a complete shutdown of the parasympathetic nervous system. BLINDSIGHTED (2001) If last year's regime had been in force this week, we would have had another complete shutdown. Times, Sunday Times (2011) None of the television networks could fathom the complete shutdown of their West Coast news operations. BARRACUDA 945 (2002) The workers will receive their full basic pay for the first two months, reducing to 60 per cent for the rest of the production shutdown. The Sun Others have cautioned about the dire consequences of a production shutdown. Times, Sunday Times Turnover at its studios fell 19 per cent to £1.1 billion because of the production shutdowns. Times,Sunday Times All three have suffered production shutdowns. Times,Sunday Times The series did not live up to the network's expectations and following numerous script revisions and two production shutdowns, it was canceled. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Failure to agree on an increase back in the mid-1990s led to a temporary shutdown of the government. Times, Sunday Times The company said 240 employees might be affected by the temporary shutdown. ST Fifty-four per cent of 1,870 surgeries backed a temporary shutdown. The Sun However, returning workers found that the production schedules were further reduced during the temporary shutdown. Globe and Mail This exposure led to further interest in the website, the increased traffic leading to a temporary shutdown while the systems were upgraded. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To prepare for the onslaught, the city's safety-obsessed authorities initiated a total shutdown. The Sun A loss of power the previous afternoon had caused a total shutdown. Times, Sunday Times In spite of the festive mood among activists, with songs and chants ringing out, it was not the total shutdown they had wanted. Times,Sunday Times During yesterday's session he was busy discussing with senior officials a total shutdown of the country. Times,Sunday Times That doesn't mean total shutdown, it means doing the right things for a couple of days after a game. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 歇业 Japanese: 操業停止 |
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