"the bottom fell out" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 徹底崩潰
• 一落千丈

Definition

這個表達意思是某件事（比如市場、企業或情勢）突然崩潰、急劇下跌或意外失敗。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用於描述市場、價格或事物突然惡化，總是比喻用法。多見於新聞、商務，有時也用於日常口語，但正式書面語中較少見。

Examples

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

當公司失去主要客戶時，利潤**徹底崩潰**了。

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

雨季結束後，水果價格**一落千丈**。

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

人們停止購買他們的產品，生意**徹底崩潰**了。

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

大家都在投資，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.

我們以為票房會很好，結果**徹底崩潰**，幾乎沒有人來。

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

一切都還不錯，直到**徹底崩潰**，我們不得不連夜關店。