كيف تنطق "down tools"
expression
ˈdaʊn/ /ˈtuɫz
DOWN TOOLZ
dˈaʊn/ /tˈuːlz
DOWN TOOLZ
التعريف
To stop working as a form of protest, usually by workers refusing to continue their jobs, often as part of a strike.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈdaʊn/ /ˈtuɫz
الإنجليزية البريطانية
dˈaʊn/ /tˈuːlz
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
DOWN TOOLZ
بريطاني
DOWN TOOLZ
استمع في السياق
The workers decided to down tools after their demands were not met.
If the company cuts their pay, employees might down tools in protest.
The union called on staff to down tools until a solution was found.
Fed up with unsafe conditions, the team finally decided to down tools yesterday.