go belly up
/ɡəʊ ˌbeli ˈʌp/INFORMAL · C1
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字面意思: «肚皮朝天»
含义
to fail, especially as a business
失败,尤指企业倒闭.
例句
- 1The travel company went belly up, and hundreds of holidays were cancelled.
- 2Three restaurants on our street have gone belly up since January.
- 3The shop couldn't pay its rent or its staff, and it went belly up in March.
- 4If the factory goes belly up, half the town will lose their jobs.
- 5Why did such a popular café go belly up after only a year?
语法
go 是不规则动词:went、gone。主语通常是公司、商店或计划。
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