2,500 small businesses were folding each week.是什么意思？

2,500 small businesses were folding each week.

每周有2,500家小企业关张。

small

adj. 小的，难为情的，低级的，卑劣的，细微的，微弱的；adv. 小小地，卑鄙地；n. 细小部分，腰部，琐碎东西，身份低的人，矮小的人；

例句
Car manufacturers are already producing small numbers of electric vehicles to test customer acceptance...
汽车制造商们已经开始生产少量的电动车辆以测试顾客的接受程度。

Businesses

n. 事情( business的名词复数 )，商业，营业额，交易；

例句
Greater government intervention in businesses would represent a step backwards.
政府加强对企业的干涉将是一种倒退。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

folding

adj. 可折叠的；v. 折叠，对折交叠( fold的现在分词 )，包围，包起，笼罩；

例句
She stood up and began to disrobe, folding each garment neatly.
她站起来开始脱衣服，并把每件衣服叠整齐。

each

adj. 每，各自的；pron. 每个，各自；

例句
They were completely absorbed in each other...
两人彼此倾心。

week

n. 一星期，周，工作周（一个星期中的工作时间）；

例句
The subject of the talk is announced a week in advance.
会谈的主题已提前一周宣布。