"the bottom fell out" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 彻底崩溃
• 一落千丈

Definition

这个表达意思是某件事情（比如市场、企业或局势）突然崩溃、急剧下跌或意外失败。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用于描述市场、价格或事物突然恶化，总是比喻用法。多见于新闻、商业，有时也用于日常表达，但很少出现在正式书面语中。

Examples

When the company lost its main customer, the bottom fell out of its profits.

当公司失去主要客户时，利润**彻底崩溃**了。

After the rainy season, the bottom fell out of fruit prices.

雨季结束后，水果价格**一落千丈**。

People stopped buying their product and the bottom fell out of the business.

人们停止购买他们的产品，生意**彻底崩溃**了。

Everyone was investing until the bottom fell out of the stock market in 2008.

大家都在投资，直到2008年股市**一落千丈**。

We thought ticket sales would be strong, but then the bottom fell out and barely anyone showed up.

我们以为票房会很好，结果**彻底崩溃**，几乎没人来。

Everything was going fine until the bottom fell out and we had to shut down the store overnight.

一切都还不错，直到**彻底崩溃**，我们不得不连夜关店。