"down tools" 怎么发音
expression
ˈdaʊn/ /ˈtuɫz
DOWN TOOLZ
dˈaʊn/ /tˈuːlz
DOWN TOOLZ
释义
To stop working as a form of protest, usually by workers refusing to continue their jobs, often as part of a strike.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈdaʊn/ /ˈtuɫz
英式英语
dˈaʊn/ /tˈuːlz
简化发音
美式
DOWN TOOLZ
英式
DOWN TOOLZ
语境中听
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.