go belly up
US /ɡoʊ ˈbɛli ʌp/
UK /ɡoʊ ˈbɛli ʌp/
成语
1.
破产, 彻底失败
to fail completely, especially financially; to go bankrupt
示例:
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The company will go belly up if sales don't improve soon.
如果销售额不尽快改善，公司就会破产。
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After several bad investments, his business finally went belly up.
经过几次糟糕的投资后，他的生意最终破产了。
2.
死, 死亡
to die (often used for animals)
示例:
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My goldfish went belly up last night.
我的金鱼昨晚死了。
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The old dog finally went belly up after a long illness.
那只老狗在长期生病后终于死了。
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