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单词 go under
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go under

1. phrasal verb
If a business or project goes under, it becomes unable to continue in operation or in existence.
[business]
If one firm goes under it could provoke a cascade of bankruptcies. [VERB PARTICLE]
2. phrasal verb
If a boat, ship, or person in a sea or river goes under, they sink below the surface of the water.
The ship went under, taking with her all her crew. [VERB PARTICLE]
See full dictionary entry for go

go under in British English

verb (intr, mainly adverb)
1. (also preposition)
to sink below (a surface)
2. 
to founder or drown
3. 
to be conquered or overwhelmed
the firm went under in the economic crisis

go under in American English

US
to fail, as in business
See full dictionary entry for go

Examples of 'go under' in a sentence
go under

She said it was important to take responsibility for the fact that the business had gone under.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Sometimes such nice ones went under because temptation was so great.
Frances Hodgson Burnett Emily Fox-Seton (1901)
I'D like to apologise to shops or businesses going under in these grim times.
The Sun (2009)
My favourite part was when you tried to build a bridge and see if a small boat could go under it.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Only adult ones go under tree.
The Sun (2013)
No one saw her go under.
Christianity Today (2000)
The picturesque property has just gone under offer with Savills.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Yes, there were experts and tests and visits that went under the surface of the story.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
 Just don't go under the tree for a few weeks unless you are picking.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
But if its owners cannot fund its future, why not just let it go under?
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
She lost her parents and we've struggled to keep our business from going under.
The Sun (2009)
Hundreds of restaurants, hotels and other businesses go under all the time.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
So you won't be going under the laser one day.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
I was unable to work for four months and my business went under.
The Sun (2013)
I was their ambassador and the business went under.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Fishing is a dangerous job and we are called out to emergencies, like if a boat goes under.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
I should have just gone under the radar and tried to get through the next couple of tasks.
The Sun (2012)
I went under it, getting dragged along.
The Sun (2008)
She just basically went under and I realised she was no longer with us.
The Sun (2007)
You either go under or you get on top and I went on to score in the game.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
She had an affluent upbringing but they lost it all when her father's business went under and they had to sell off their assets.
The Sun (2008)
We did some bridge building, where you had to use wooden blocks to build a bridge and see if a boat could go under it.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
This allows the money to be spent at a variety of retailers, so if one store goes under you can still spend your money elsewhere.
The Sun (2015)

Chinese translation of 'go under'

go under

vi

  1. (= sink) [ship, person] 沉没(沒) (chénmò)
  2. [business, project] 失败(敗) (shībài)
See go

Nearby words of
go under

  • go through with
  • go together
  • go towards
  • go under
  • go up
  • go up to
  • go with

All related terms of 'go under'

to go under the knife
动(動)手术(術) dòng shǒushù
go without
( food, treats ) 没(沒)有 méiyǒu ...
go with
( combine well with : colours, clothes, foods ) 与(與) ... 协(協)调(調) yǔ ... xiétiáo
go up to
向 ... 走过(過)去 xiàng ... zǒuguòqù
go up
( rise : price, level, value ) 上涨(漲) shàngzhǎng
go towards
( money ) 作为(為) ... 的部分付款 zuòwéi ... de bùfen fùkuǎn
go together
( colours, clothes, foods ) 相配 xiāngpèi
go through with
( plan, crime ) 做到 zuòdào
go through
( place, town ) 路过(過) lùguò
go round
= go around
go over
过(過)去 guòqù
go out
( person ) 离(離)开(開) líkāi ( to party, club ) 出去消遣 chūqù xiāoqiǎn ▶ to go out of 离(離)开(開) líkāi ▶ are you going out tonight? 你今晚出去吗(嗎)？ nǐ jīnwǎn chūqù ma?
go on at
( nag ) 向 ... 唠(嘮)唠(嘮)叨叨 xiàng ... láolao-dāodao
go on about
对(對) ... 唠(嘮)唠(嘮)叨叨 duì ... láolao-dāodao
go on
( continue ) 继(繼)续(續) jìxù
go off with
( run away with : lover ) 同 ... 私奔 tóng ... sībēn
go off
( esp Brit : begin to dislike : person, place, idea etc ) 不再喜欢(歡) bù zài xǐhuan
go into
( enter : building, room ) 进(進)入 jìnrù
go in for
( competition ) 参(參)加 cānjiā
go in
( enter ) 进(進)去 jìnqù
go for
( fetch ) 去取 qù qǔ
go down
( fall : price, level, amount ) 下降 xiàjiàng
go by
( vehicle, years, time ) 过(過)去 guòqù
go back to
( activity, work, school ) 回到 huídào
go back on
( promise, agreement ) 背弃(棄) bèiqì
go back
( return ) 返回 fǎnhuí
go away
( leave ) 离(離)开(開) líkāi
go around
( circulate : news, rumour ) 传(傳)播 chuánbō
go along with
( agree with : plan, idea, decision ) 赞(贊)同 zàntóng
go along
去 qù
go ahead
( take place : event ) 发(發)生 fāshēng
go against
( be unfavourable to ) 不利于(於) bù lìyú
go after
( pursue : person ) 追赶(趕) zhuīgǎn
go about
( tackle ) 处(處)理 chǔlǐ
1 (phrasal verb) 
If one firm goes under it could provoke a cascade of bankruptcies.
Synonyms
fail
So far this year, 104 banks have failed.
die
The engine coughed, spluttered, and died.
sink
Our hopes were sinking fast.
go down
fold (informal)
The company folded in 1990.
founder
The talks have foundered.
succumb
go bankrupt
2 (phrasal verb) 
The ship went under, taking with her all her crew.
Synonyms
sink
The boat was beginning to sink fast.
go down
The ship went down during a training exercise.
founder
Three ships foundered in heavy seas.
submerge
Just as I shot at it, the crocodile submerged again.
See go

Additional synonyms

in the sense of die
Definition
to stop working
The engine coughed, spluttered, and died.
Synonyms
stop,
fail,
halt,
break down,
run down,
stop working,
peter out,
fizzle out,
lose power,
seize up,
conk out (informal),
go kaput (informal),
go phut,
fade out or away
in the sense of fold
Definition
(of a business, organization, or project) to fail or go bankrupt
The company folded in 1990.
Synonyms
go bankrupt,
close,
fail,
crash,
collapse,
founder,
shut down,
go under,
be ruined,
go bust (informal),
go to the wall,
go belly-up (slang)
in the sense of founder
Definition
to break down or fail
The talks have foundered.
Synonyms
fail,
collapse,
break down,
abort,
fall through,
be unsuccessful,
come to nothing,
come unstuck,
miscarry,
misfire,
fall by the wayside,
come to grief,
bite the dust,
go belly-up (slang),
go down like a lead balloon (informal)

Nearby words of
go under

  • go to the wall
  • go to your head
  • go together
  • go under
  • go under the hammer
  • go up
  • go up in smoke

Related terms of
go under

  • go under the hammer

Synonyms of 'go under'

go under

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