wind (something) down

Related to word: wind

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Definition

  1. to bring something to an end slowly or in stages, or to facilitate this process.

    逐步结束;逐渐停止

    • At the end of the holiday, the school will wind down all its classes.

      在假期结束时,学校将逐步结束所有课程。

    • They decided to wind down the project slowly to allocate resources better.

      他们决定逐步结束这个项目,以更好地分配资源。

    • The hospital plans to wind down certain outpatient services over the next few months.

      医院计划在接下来的几个月内逐步结束某些门诊服务。

  2. When a business or entity reduces its operations progressively until it is fully closed.

    使企业或机构的运作减少,最终逐步关闭

    • The company is winding down its operations gradually, eventually closing all its branches.

      公司正逐步减少运作,最终关闭所有分支机构。

    • As demand decreases, the factory will wind down its activities gradually.

      随着需求下降,工厂将逐步减少其活动。

    • After the new policy was implemented, the agency started to wind down the services it offered.

      新政策实施后,该机构开始逐步减少所提供的服务。