shutting down

动词 shut down:

1. cease to operate or cause to cease operating
   同义词：close up, close, fold, shut down, close down

1. As the Council on Competitiveness recently noted, some of the700 Federal Laboratories are not pulling their weight and need to be shut down.
   美国竞争力咨讯会最近指出，700个联邦试验所之中有些未能发生作用，应予关闭。
2. Six factory have shut down this month.
   这个月六个工厂停工。
3. A severe natural gas shortage shut down many plants.
   天然气的严重缺乏使许多家工厂都停工了。