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.

    逐步結束;逐漸停止

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

      在假期結束時,學校將逐步結束所有課程。

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

      他們決定逐步結束這個項目,以更好地分配資源。

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

      醫院計劃在接下來的幾個月內逐步結束某些門診服務。

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

    使企業或機構的運作減少,最終逐步關閉

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

      公司正逐步減少運作,最終關閉所有分支機構。

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

      隨著需求下降,工廠將逐步減少其活動。

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

      新政策實施後,該機構開始逐步減少所提供的服務。