shutdown

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shut·down /ˈʃʌtdaʊn/ noun [countableC]

BSHUT/CLOSEthe closing of a factory, business, or piece of machinery, either permanently or for a short time 〔工厂〕停工；〔企业〕歇业；〔机器〕停机

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Environmental groups had called for the permanent shutdown of the plant.

环境保护团体呼吁永久关闭这家工厂。

safety systems and automatic shutdown procedures

安全系统和自动关闭程序

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shutdown• Experts are still trying to locate the fault which caused another shutdown of the £1m Computer Aided Despatch system.• Companies had held back shutdowns for fear of helping competitors.• I had a hard time relaxing during the West Coast shutdown.• Gramm suggested recently that the partial government shutdown was evidence that furloughed federal workers were unnecessary.• The partial government shutdown derived from the budget stalemate will reach three weeks this Friday.• That could lead to a third partial government shutdown, if a compromise on spending limits can not be reached.• The 21-day partial shutdown of government that ended last week delayed jobless claims and payroll reports.• We shutdown the old plant and start afresh somewhere else with a new labour force.

shutdown of• The strike prompted a temporary shutdown of the airline.

From Longman Business Dictionary

shutdownshut·down /ˈʃʌtdaʊn/ noun [countableC]

1COMMERCEthe closing of a factory, business etc

a nuclear plant shutdown

2COMPUTINGMANUFACTURINGthe act of stopping a computer or large machine from working

Shutdown shouldn’t take more than a minute.

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