shuts; shut; shutting
shuts; shut; shutting
Learner's definition of SHUT
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a [+ object] : to close (something)关闭;合上 -
Please shut the door/window/lid/drawer.请关上门/窗/盖子/抽屉。
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He shut his eyes and went to sleep.他闭上眼睡觉了。
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She shut the book loudly.她大声地合上书。
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I accidentally shut the door on her fingers.我关门时不小心夹到了她的手指。
b [no object] : to become closed关掉;合上 2
: to stop the services or activities of (a business, school, etc.) for a period of time or forever : close(使)(商业、学校等)停业;(使)倒闭 [+ object]
[no object]
shut away
[phrasal verb] shut (someone or something) away
: to put (someone or something) in a place that is separate from others把…藏起来;隔离
shut down
[phrasal verb] 1 shut down or shut down (something) or shut (something) down
a : to close or to cause (a business, factory, etc.) to close for a period of time or forever(使)停业;(使)倒闭 -
They were forced to shut down the store.他们被迫关掉了商店。
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The factory shut down.工厂倒闭了。
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The vendors started shutting down for the night.晚上商贩们一一停止营业。
b : to stop operating or to cause (a machine) to stop operating(使)停止运转;(使)停止运作 — see also shutdown 2
shut down (someone or something) or shut (someone or something) down informal : to cause (an opponent) to be unsuccessful, unable to score, etc.压制(对手);使不得分
shut in
[phrasal verb] 1
shut (someone or something) in (something) : to put (someone or something) in a room and close or lock the door把…关起来 2
shut (something) in (something) : to have (something, such as your hand or finger) in between the parts of (something, such as a door or window) when it closes把(手、手指等)夹在…中
shut off
[phrasal verb] 1
shut off or shut off (something) or shut (something) off : to stop operating or to cause (a machine, light, etc.) to stop operating(使)停止运作;(使)停止运转 -
The camera shuts off [=turns off] automatically when not in use.这款相机在不使用时会自动关闭。
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She shut off the car.她把车熄火了。
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Who shut off the lights?谁关的灯?
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Shut the television off and go to bed.关掉电视去睡觉。
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shut off (something) or shut (something) off : to stop the flow or supply of (something)关掉,切断(水、电、气等供应) 3
shut (yourself) off : to keep (yourself) in a place that is away from other people躲开;不接触 —
usually + from 4
shut (someone or something) off from (something) : to separate (someone or something) from (something)使与…隔离 —
usually used as (be) shut off from通常用作(be) shut off from
shut out
[phrasal verb] 1
shut out (someone or something) or shut (someone or something) out : to stop (someone or something) from entering a place使…不能进入;挡住 -
She locked the door and shut him out of the room.她锁上门,把他挡在房间外。
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He closed the curtain to shut out the sunlight.他拉上窗帘遮住阳光。
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Try shutting out the draft by putting a blanket at the bottom of the door.试一下用毯子堵住门下面钻进来的风。
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often used figuratively常用作比喻 2
shut out (someone) or shut (someone) out : to not allow (someone) to be involved in your life, to know your personal thoughts and feelings, etc.不让…介入(自己的生活、思想、感情等) —
often + of 3
shut out (someone) or shut (someone) out chiefly US : to keep (a player or team) from scoring in a game or contest压制(对手) — see also shutout
shut up
[phrasal verb] 1 informal
a : to stop talking, laughing, etc.住口;闭嘴 —
often used as a rude way to tell someone to stop talking常用于粗鲁地让某人停止说话 b shut (someone) up informal : to cause (someone) to stop talking, laughing, etc.使住口;使闭嘴 2
shut up (something) or shut (something) up : to close and lock all the doors of (a house, store, etc.)关闭 ◊ In British English, to shut up shop is to go out of business forever or stop performing all services or activities for a period of time.在英国英语中,shut up shop指暂时或永久停业。
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Rather than shutting up shop [=closing up shop] entirely, the company laid off half of its workers.公司解雇了一半的员工,而不是彻底倒闭。
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The store has already shut up shop for the day.商店已停业一天了。
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shut (someone or something) up : to put (someone or something) in a place that is away from other people把…关起来
shut your mouth
informal or shut your face
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used to tell someone in a rude way to stop talking闭嘴(用于粗鲁地让某人停止说话) ◊ This phrase is also used with other informal words for mouth, such as yap, trap and gob.这一短语也常用其他非正式词语代替mouth,如yap、trap和gob。
2 shut /ˈʃʌt/ adjective
Learner's definition of SHUT
1
: not open : closed关闭;合拢 -
She listened to the music with her eyes shut.她闭着眼听音乐。
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The door slammed shut.门砰的声关上了。
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Check to make sure that all the windows are shut.检查一下,确保所有窗户都关好了。
— see also open-and-shut 2
British : not operating or open to the public关门;停业
keep your mouth shut
— see 1mouth
with your eyes shut
— see 1eye