down tools
放下工具(罢工)
频率: 4.20.9 每百万词
to stop working, especially as a protest
停止工作,尤指抗议性罢工
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down tools = 放下工具(罢工) (停止工作,尤指抗议性罢工)
- Workers downed their tools in protest at the unfair wage cuts.工人放下工具,抗议不公平的减薪。
- The factory employees threatened to down tools if their demands were not met.如果要求得不到满足,工厂员工威胁要放下工具。
- Feeling exploited, the construction crew decided to down their tools for the day.感到被剥削,建筑工人决定当天放下工具。
- The union advised its members to down tools and join the demonstration.工会建议其成员放下工具并参加示威。
- If conditions don't improve, we will have no choice but to down tools.如果条件没有改善,我们将别无选择,只能放下工具。
- Historically, workers have often downed their tools to fight for better rights.历史上,工人经常放下工具以争取更好的权利。
- The entire workforce unanimously voted to down tools until negotiations resumed.全体员工一致投票决定放下工具,直到谈判恢复。
- Management hoped to avoid a strike, but the workers were ready to down tools.管理层希望能避免罢工,但工人们已准备好放下工具。
- After hours of fruitless discussion, the miners eventually downed their tools.经过数小时无果的讨论,矿工们最终放下了工具。
- The sudden decision to down tools caused significant disruption to production.突然决定放下工具给生产造成了重大中断。