"go under" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 沉没
• 破产（企业）

Definition

沉到表面之下（尤其是在水中），或失败，特别是指财务上（比如公司破产）。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

非正式。既可用于字面（在水中沉没），也常用于比喻（公司或人破产、失败）。在商业新闻里常见，如“公司倒闭了”。

Examples

The boat may go under if more water comes in.

如果进水更多，这艘船可能会**沉没**。

Many small stores go under during hard times.

很多小商店在困难时期会**破产**。

The swimmer almost went under in the strong waves.

游泳者在大浪中差点**沉下去**。

If we don't get more customers soon, we'll go under.

如果我们很快不增加顾客，就会**倒闭**。

Everyone was shocked when the famous brand went under last year.

去年那家著名品牌**倒闭**时大家都很震惊。

The project is running out of money and might go under.

这个项目资金快用完了，可能会**失败/破产**。