| 词组 | shut off |
| 释义 | shut off 1. shut off sth • shut sth off if you shut off an engine, machine, power supply etc you deliberately turn it off to stop it working: ▪ As Victor drew up outside his apartment, he shut off the engine and sat there, thinking about the future. ▪ When you're the last one leaving the office, always shut off the computers and lock the door. ▪ After the storms, the electricity was shut off for two days. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑switch off, ↑turn off shut-off mechanism/valve n C a shut-off mechanism is able to stop the flow of gas, liquid etc to a machine if necessary, and so stop the machine working: ▪ They criticized the lack of an automatic shut-off mechanism in the cooling system. 2. shut off if an engine, machine or power supply shuts off, it turns off and stops working: ▪ Experts thought that the plane's engines may have shut off automatically after the explosion. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑switch off, ↑turn off 3. shut yourself off to avoid meeting or talking to other people or having normal friendly relationships with them: ▪ After my husband died I realized that I couldn't shut myself off for ever, so I started attending evening classes and tried to get out more. + from ▪ The way he spoke to me was cold and remote, shutting himself off from me completely. shut yourself off from the world/reality ▪ The old lady had unplugged the telephone and disconnected the doorbell, determinedly shutting herself off from the world. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑cut off 4. shut sth off • shut off sth usually passive if a road, area etc is shut off, fences have been put round it people are not allowed to go there: ▪ Because of the explosion parts of the city were shut off and traffic was being diverted. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑block off 5. shut off sth • shut sth off if something shuts off a view, the light etc, it prevents you from seeing it by getting in the way: ▪ A wall of mountains shuts off the view as you look south from Lamia. ▪ A large van was in the street outside, shutting off the daylight from the window. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑block out |
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