| 词组 | shut |
| 释义 | verb | adjective shut1 /ʃʌt/ verb 1. to close something, or to become closedshut + nounsshut a door/window/gate It was getting cold so I shut the window.shut your eyes He shut his eyes and nodded.shut a book Stephen finished reading the story and shut the book.shut a box/case/suitcase He shut the box and locked it.shut a drawer She shut the drawer and turned the key.shut the lid He put the toys back in the box and shut the lid.nouns + shuta door/gate shuts I heard his bedroom door shut.If you cannot shut something, you say that it won’t shut: The car door won’t shut.adverbsshut sth firmly Louise marched down the corridor into her office, shutting the door firmly behind her.shut sth tightly/tight (=used especially about your eyes) He shut his eyes tight while the nurse put the needle in his arm.prepositionsshut (sth) behind you Ella walked in and shut the door behind her.shut sth/sb in a place (=put them in there and shut the door, lid etc) She shut the dogs in their kennels for the night.THESAURUS: shut → close1 (1)2. if a store, bank, museum etc shuts, it stops being open for people to go thereprepositionsshut at 5.30/6 p.m. etc The bank shuts at 3.30.shut for lunch/for the holidays etc The college office shut for lunch at one o’clock.Shut or close?Both shut and close are used in the same meaning. Shut sounds a little more informal, and is used especially in spoken English. verb | adjective shut2 /ʃʌt/ adjective 1. not openGrammarShut is not used before a noun.adverbstightly/tight shut He kept his eyes tightly shut.firmly shut The door remained firmly shut.properly shut She made sure that the door was properly shut.verbskeep sth shut When it’s so hot, we keep the windows shut and put on the air conditioner.stay/remain shut The door won’t stay shut.sth slams/bangs shut The front door slammed shut.sth swings shut The gate swung shut behind her.pull/kick/slam sth shut He pulled the trapdoor shut over his head.screw/squeeze your eyes shut (=shut your eyes tight) Martina squeezed her eyes shut, afraid to watch what he was doing.2. if a store, bank, museum etc is shut, it is not open and people cannot enter or use itprepositionsbe shut on Mondays/Saturdays etc The post office is shut on Sundays.Shut or closed?Shut means the same as closed. Shut is mainly used in spoken English. Signs on buildings say closed, not shut. You usually say temporarily/permanently closed, not temporarily/permanently shut. |
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