"down tools" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 罷工
• 停工

Definition

作為抗議而停止工作，通常指工人集體拒絕繼續工作，常作為罷工的一部分。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用於英式英語、正式或新聞語境，通常描述工人集體罷工。不適用於一般停下工作的情境。

Examples

The workers decided to down tools after their demands were not met.

工人們在訴求未被滿足後決定**罷工**。

If the company cuts their pay, employees might down tools in protest.

如果公司降薪，員工可能會**罷工**以示抗議。

The union called on staff to down tools until a solution was found.

工會呼籲員工**停工**，直到找到解決辦法。

Fed up with unsafe conditions, the team finally decided to down tools yesterday.

對危險的工作環境感到厭煩，團隊昨天終於**停工**了。

It's rare these days, but some workers still down tools when things get tough.

現在這種情況很少見，但仍有一些工人在壓力大時會**罷工**。

Management was surprised when the entire factory decided to down tools for the afternoon.

管理層驚訝地發現整個工廠下午都**停工**了。