public utilities would stand idle
...ial plants would shut down; public utilities would stand idle; all forms of transportation would halt. 这样工厂就会倒闭;公用设施就会闲置;各种交通工具就会停止不前
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public utilities would stand idle
公用事业将闲置
以上为机器翻译结果，长、整句建议使用 人工翻译 。