shut /ʃʌt/ (shutting, shut, shut) ► SEE ALLshut sb/sth awayshut yourself away (from sb/sth)shut downshut sth downshut sb/sth inshut sb/sth in sthshut yourself inshut yourself in sthshut sth in sthshut offshut sth offshut sb/sth off (from sth)shut yourself off (from sb/sth)shut sb outshut sb/sth outshut sb/sth out of sthshut sth outshut sth out of sthshut yourself outshut yourself out of sthshut up shut sb up shut sb/sth up (in sth)shut yourself up (in sth)shut sth up ●ˌshut sb/sth aˈwayto put sb/sth in a place where other people cannot see or find them/it把…藏起来；隔离；禁闭◆He shut the files away in the safe. 他把文件锁在保险柜里。◆prisoners shut away in jail for a long time 长期监禁的犯人SYNlock sb up/away; lock sth up/away[v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n]●ˌshut yourself aˈway (from sb/sth)to stay in your room or go somewhere where you will be completely alone独自躲起来；隐藏◆He shut himself away in his study to finish the book. 他独自躲进书房把书看完。◆You can’t just shut yourself away from the world. 你不能把自己封闭起来，不与外界接触。SYNlock yourself away[v + pron + adv]●ˌshut ˈdown🔑●ˌshut sth ˈdown🔑1.to stop opening for business; to stop sth from opening（使）关张，停业，倒闭，关闭◆The mine shut down last month. 煤矿上个月关闭了。◆The club was shut down by the police. 俱乐部被警方查封了。SYNclose down, close sth down2.if a machine shuts down, or sb shuts it down, it stops working（机器）停止运转；关闭（机器）◆The machine shuts down if there’s an overload. 一超负荷，机器就停。◆The computer system will be shut down over the weekend. 周末将关闭计算机系统。[v + adv][v + adv + n][v + n/pron + adv]▸ˈshutdown
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1.the act of closing a factory or business, either temporarily or permanently（工厂、企业暂时或永久的）关闭，停工，歇业◆The shutdown has put hundreds out of work. 倒闭造成几百人失业。2.the act of stopping a large machine from working, either temporarily or permanently（大型机器的）关闭，停转，停车◆There was a fault in the nuclear reactor’s emergency shutdown procedures. 核反应堆的紧急关停程序有错误。●ˌshut sb/sth ˈin●ˌshut sb/sth ˈin sth●ˌshut yourself ˈin●ˌshut yourself ˈin sthto put sb/sth in a room, a vehicle, etc. and keep them there; to go into a room, a building, a vehicle, etc. and stay there把…关在（房间、建筑、车辆等）里面；在…里呆着◆They shut the animals in at night. 他们夜间把牲畜圈起来。◆Liz rushed out and shut herself in her room. 利兹冲了出去，然后把自己关在房间里。[v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n][v + n/pron + prep]▸ˈshut-in
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(old-fashioned, NAmE) a person who cannot leave their home because they are ill/sick or cannot move easily因生病（或行动不便）不能离家的人；卧病在家的人●ˈshut sth in sthto trap or injure sth by closing sth tightly around it把…卡在（或轧在）…中◆I shut my finger in the car door. 我的手指被车门夹伤了。OBJfinger[v + n/pron + prep]●ˌshut ˈoff●ˌshut sth ˈoff1.if a machine shuts off, or sb shuts it off, it stops working（机器）停止运转；关闭（机器）◆The heating shuts off automatically at 9.30. 9:30 自动停止供暖。◆I stopped the car and shut off the engine. 我停下车，关闭了发动机。SYNswitch off, switch sth off, turn off, turn sth off OPPswitch on, switch sth on, turn on, turn sth on2.if a supply of gas, electricity, etc. shuts off or sb/sth shuts it off, it stops flowing（煤气、水、电等）停止供应；切断，停供（煤气、水、电等）◆The water shuts off automatically when the tank is full. 水箱加满后自动停止注水。◆A valve shuts off the gas when the lid is closed. 盖子一闭合，阀门就会切断煤气。[v + adv][v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n]▸ˈshut-off
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1.a device that stops sth working or stops power, gas, etc. from flowing关闭装置；开关；阀◆a shut-off valve 关闭用阀门2.a period when power, gas, etc. is prevented from flowing断电；断水；断煤气◆a shut-off of the water supply 停水●ˌshut sb/sth ˈoff (from sth)to keep sb/sth separate from other people or things使（与…）隔离；隔绝◆A range of mountains shuts Bosnia off from the Adriatic. 波斯尼亚和亚得里亚海之间有山脉相隔。◆The kitchen area is shut off from the rest of the room. 做饭的地方与房间的其他部分隔开了。[v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n]●ˌshut yourself ˈoff (from sb/sth)to deliberately separate yourself physically or socially from other people躲避（尘世）；离群索居◆After her son died, she just wanted to shut herself off from the world. 儿子死后，她只想遁世离群。SYNcut yourself off(from sb/sth)[v + pron + adv]●ˌshut sb ˈout1. ( ˌshut sb ˈout of sth) to refuse to allow a person to share your thoughts, feelings or activities把某人排除在（…）外；拒绝与某人分享◆Don’t shut me out—I want to help you. 别闷在心里——我想帮你。◆I was shut out of the decision-making process. 决策过程没让我参与。◆When he saw her with the baby he felt shut out. 看到她和宝宝在一起，他有一种受到排斥的感觉。SYNexclude sb (more formal) 2. (NAmE, informal) to stop an opponent from scoring in a game or contest（比赛中）不让（对手）得分◆They shut out the Mets in their last game. 在上次比赛中，他们让大都会队一分未得。[v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n]1also[v + n/pron + adv + prep]▸ˈshutout
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(NAmE, informal) a game in which one team does not score一方得分为零的比赛；完胜●ˌshut sb/sth ˈout●ˌshut sb/sth ˈout of sthto stop sb/sth from entering a place使不能进入（某处）；挡住；遮住◆He closed the door firmly, shutting us out of the room. 他用力关上门，不让我们进房间。◆I drew the curtains to shut out the light. 我拉上窗帘遮挡光线。OBJlight, noise[v + adv + n][v + n/pron + adv][v + n/pron + adv + prep]●ˌshut sth ˈout●ˌshut sth ˈout of sthto stop yourself from having particular feelings or from thinking about particular things克制（某种感情或想法）；不去想◆She tried to shut out all the painful memories. 她尽力回避这一切痛苦的回忆。OBJpain, memories SYNblock sth out, block sth out of sth[v + adv + n][v + n/pron + adv][v + n/pron + adv + prep]●ˌshut yourself ˈout●ˌshut yourself ˈout of sthto be unable to enter your home because you have closed the door and left your keys inside把自己锁在家门外◆I’ve shut myself out of the house again! 我又把自己锁在门外了！SYNlock yourself out, lock yourself out of sth[v + pron + adv][v + pron + adv + prep]●ˌshut ˈup (informal) 🔑used to tell sb rudely to stop talking or making a noise（粗鲁的说法）住口，闭嘴◆Shut up and go away! 住口，滚开！◆If you’d shut up, I could hear what the speaker is saying. 你要是闭上嘴，我就能听清演讲人说的话了。SYNbelt up (BrE) [v + adv]●ˌshut sb ˈup (informal) to make sb stop talking or making a noise使住口；使闭嘴；使安静◆I couldn’t shut the kids up! 我没法让孩子们安静下来！[v + n/pron + adv]➡ SYNONYMS 同义词辨析shut up be quiet ◇ fall silent ◇ quieten (sb/sth) down ◇ shut (sb) up ◇ silence sb/sth These verbs all mean to stop talking or making a noise, or to make people stop talking.这些动词都表示（使）住口、（使）闭嘴、（使）安静。 be quiet a way of telling sb to stop talking or making a noise（用于命令）住口，闭嘴，保持安静‘Be quiet!’ said the teacher.“静一静！”老师说。Will you please be quiet? I'm trying to read.请保持安静好吗？我正要读书。 fall silent (formal) to stop talking or crying住口；闭嘴；停止哭闹As the curtain rose, the audience fell silent.随着帷幕升起，观众安静了下来。 quieten (sb / sth) down to become or make sb / sth calmer or less noisy（使）安静下来；（使）平静Things seem to have quietened down now.现在事态似乎平息下来了。A night in the cells will quieten him down.在单人牢房关上一宿，他就不闹了。 NOTEQuieten can be used on its own * quieten 可单独使用The chatter of voices gradually quietened.七嘴八舌的说话声渐渐变小了。 shut (sb) up (informal) to stop talking or make sb stop talking; a rude way of telling sb to stop talking（使）住口，闭嘴；（粗鲁的命令）住口，闭嘴Just shut up and listen!闭嘴，听好了！Will you tell Mike to shut up?你叫迈克闭嘴好吗？Somebody should shut him up.该有人叫他闭上嘴。 silence sb / sth to make sb / sth stop speaking or making a noise; to stop sb expressing their opinions使闭嘴；使安静；弹压，压制（意见）She silenced him with a glare.她瞪了一眼，让他默不作声了。All protest has been silenced.所有反对意见均遭压制。 WHICH WORD? Be quiet and shut up are used to tell people to stop making a noise. Be quiet and shut up are not polite. Fall silent is used to describe what people do, not to tell them what to do. * be quiet 和 shut up 用于叫别人安静下来，是不礼貌的说法。fall silent 用于描述人的行为，而非用于命令。 PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONSto tell / ask sb to shut up / be quiet / hushthe audience / class / room falls silent / quietens downto hush up an affair / a murder / an incidentto silence rumours / your critics●ˌshut sb/sth ˈup (in sth)●ˌshut yourself ˈup (in sth)to keep sb/sth in a place and prevent them/it from going anywhere; to stay in a room and not go out把…关住；把…关在…里；呆在屋里不出去◆He had been shut up in a cell for ten years. 他被关在牢里十年了。◆Shut the dog up in the shed. 把狗关进棚子里。◆My father used to shut himself up with his books for days. 我父亲过去常常连续好几天独自躲在屋里看书。[v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n]●ˌshut sth ˈup (especially BrE) to close a room, house, etc. and not use it for a period of time把（房屋等）暂时关闭◆We shut the summer house up again for another year. 我们再次关好避暑别墅的门窗，待明年再来。SYNclose sth up[v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n] ●shut up ˈshop (BrE, informal) to close a business permanently; to stop working for the day关闭；停业；关张；打烊◆It’s time to shut up shop and go home for the day. 该关店回家了。
