英语短语 close down 是一个常用的动词短语,核心含义是“关闭;停止运营”,通常用于描述商业机构、媒体、设施或活动的长期/永久停止,也可表示“迫使…关闭”。以下是具体的意思、用法及例子:
指企业、商店、工厂、影院等因经营不善、政策变化或其他原因主动或被动停止长期运营(强调“结束存在”,而非暂时关门)。
不及物用法(主语是“被关闭的对象”):
The old bookstore closed down last year due to low sales.(那家旧书店去年因销量低关门了。)
Many small cafes have closed down during the pandemic.(疫情期间很多小咖啡馆停业了。)
及物用法(主语是“实施关闭的人/机构”):
The company decided to close down three of its factories.(公司决定关闭三家工厂。)
The local government closed down the illegal landfill.(当地政府关闭了非法垃圾填埋场。)
用于媒体行业,表示“停止当日的节目传输”(通常有固定时间)。
The radio station closes down at midnight every day.(这家电台每天午夜停止广播。)
The kids’ channel closed down early last night for maintenance.(儿童频道昨晚因维护提前结束播放。)
偶尔用于描述人“情感上封闭、不再对外敞开”(较口语化)。
After the accident, she closed down emotionally and refused to talk to anyone.(事故后,她情感上封闭了,拒绝和任何人说话。)
close:更通用,可表示“暂时关闭”(如关门、闭店)或“永久关闭”,但侧重“动作本身”;
例:The shop closes at 6 PM every day.(商店每天6点关门——暂时);The shop closed forever.(商店永久关门——但更常用close down)。
close down:强调“长期/永久停止运营”,更正式,多用于商业、机构的“终结”。
close down a business:关闭生意
He had to close down his business after losing all his savings.(他赔光积蓄后不得不关闭生意。)
close down a project:终止项目
The team decided to close down the project because it was too expensive.(团队因成本过高决定终止项目。)
be closed down:被关闭(被动语态)
The unlicensed restaurant was closed down by the health department.(那家无照餐馆被卫生部门查封了。)