go bust
go bust — 慣用語
1. When a business runs out of money and can no longer stay open
倒閉；歇業
公司因財務問題被迫停業
When a business runs out of money and can no longer stay open
The Patel family's grocery store went bust after the supermarket moved in.
Patel 家的雜貨店在超市進駐後倒閉了。
pattern: [business] + went bust + after [cause]
Dozens of small travel agencies went bust during the long border closures.
數十家小型旅行社在漫長的邊境封鎖期間倒閉。
The old cinema on Mill Road went bust when streaming became popular.
Mill Road 上的老電影院在串流媒體普及後歇業了。
Fatima's catering business went bust after she lost two major clients.
Fatima 的外燴公司在失去兩位主要客戶後倒閉。
When the ferry company went bust, island residents could no longer get supplies.
渡輪公司倒閉後，島上居民再也無法取得補給品。
- go bust overnight
- go bust during the recession
- go bust owing millions
- go bankrupt
more formal; used for both companies and individuals in legal contexts
- go under
informal, same register as 'go bust'; often implies a gradual decline
- fold
informal; suggests the business simply stopped operating, often suddenly
- collapse
more dramatic; implies a sudden and complete failure
用法筆記
Subject is typically a business, company, or commercial enterprise. More formal equivalents include 'go bankrupt' or 'cease trading.'
2. To lose every bit of your money, often through a failed venture or risky gamblin
破產；輸光
個人失去所有錢財
To lose every bit of your money, often through a failed venture or risky gambling
Andrei went bust after borrowing heavily to open a second bakery.
Andrei 為了開第二間麵包店大量借貸，最後破產了。
Keisha went bust at the roulette table and called her sister for a ride.
Keisha 在輪盤賭桌上輸光，只好打電話叫姊姊來載她。
pattern: went bust + at [gambling venue]
The retired teacher went bust investing in a gold mine that proved worthless.
那位退休教師投資一座後來證實毫無價值的金礦而破產。
Javier and his brother went bust trying to save their father's failing garage.
Javier 和他弟弟為了挽救父親搖搖欲墜的修車廠而破產。
Within three years, the freelance designer went bust and moved back with her parents.
不到三年，那位自由設計師就破產了，搬回去跟父母住。
- go bust at the casino
- go bust on a venture
- go bust overnight
- go broke
very similar meaning and register; interchangeable in most personal contexts
- lose everything
slightly more dramatic; emphasises the total loss rather than the process
- go bankrupt
more formal; often implies a legal process, not just running out of cash
- strike it rich
to suddenly gain a lot of money, often through luck
- make a fortune
to earn a very large amount of money through work or investment
用法筆記
Subject is a person. Distinguished from sense 1 (COMPANY FAILS), which refers to a business shutting down rather than an individual's financial loss.