英语词组shut off是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

Idiom

shut offshut (someone/something) off

to separate someone or something from others.

A major interstate highway shuts the area off from the rest of the city.When her husband died she shut herself off from everyone.They just wanted to shut off all the people who had serious mental illnesses.

Phr V

shut off

shuts, shutting, shut

shut off (sth) or shut (sth) off

if a machine shuts off, or if someone shuts it off, it stops operating

The engine shuts off automatically when the desired speed is reached.The test site was ordered to shut off its equipment for three days.

used as adj

The system has an automatic shut-off valve.

shut off sth or shut sth off

to prevent supplies or goods from being available to the people that usually use them

Gas supplies were shut off for four hours while the leak was repaired.

to prevent a view from being seen by putting something in front of it

A row of tall fir trees shut off the view of the street in front.

shut yourself off

(always reflexive) to stop speaking to other people or becoming involved with themusually + from

Since her row with her mother she's more or less shut herself off from the rest of the family.

shut off

1. verb To stop operating; to turn off. The phone shuts off after a few moments of inactivity to save its battery. The generator has a sensor so that it will shut off by itself if it begins to overheat.

2. verb To disactivate something; to turn something off. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "shut" and "off." You can use my computer, just shut it off when you're done. We'll have to shut off the water main to repair the pipes.

3. verb To isolate someone, something, or oneself. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "shut" and "off." I'm worried about Jim—he's been shutting himself off lately. The other directors shut him off from the board meetings as a result of his inflammatory remarks.

4. adjective Isolated; unable to be reached or contacted. The resort is completely shut off from the outside world—no Internet, no TV, no nothing. My cubicle is the only one on this side of the floor, off so I feel really shut from the rest of the office.

shut off

1. Stop the flow or passage of, as in They shut off the water while repairs were being made. [Early 1800s]

2. Close off, isolate, as in Loners shut themselves off from the community. [First half of 1800s]

shut off

1. To stop the flow, passage, or operation of something: The plumber shut off the water by closing a valve. Shut the lights off before you leave.

2. To stop flowing or operating, especially automatically: The electricity shuts off at midnight.

3. To isolate someone or something: The miser shut himself off from the community.

词组	shut off
释义	Idiom shut offshut (someone/something) off to separate someone or something from others. A major interstate highway shuts the area off from the rest of the city.When her husband died she shut herself off from everyone.They just wanted to shut off all the people who had serious mental illnesses. Phr V shut off shuts, shutting, shut shut off (sth) or shut (sth) off if a machine shuts off, or if someone shuts it off, it stops operating The engine shuts off automatically when the desired speed is reached.The test site was ordered to shut off its equipment for three days. used as adj The system has an automatic shut-off valve. shut off sth or shut sth off to prevent supplies or goods from being available to the people that usually use them Gas supplies were shut off for four hours while the leak was repaired. to prevent a view from being seen by putting something in front of it A row of tall fir trees shut off the view of the street in front. shut yourself off (always reflexive) to stop speaking to other people or becoming involved with themusually + from Since her row with her mother she's more or less shut herself off from the rest of the family. phraseshut off1. 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 offshut-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 off3. 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 off4. 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 off5. 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 shut off 1. verb To stop operating; to turn off. The phone shuts off after a few moments of inactivity to save its battery. The generator has a sensor so that it will shut off by itself if it begins to overheat. 2. verb To disactivate something; to turn something off. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "shut" and "off." You can use my computer, just shut it off when you're done. We'll have to shut off the water main to repair the pipes. 3. verb To isolate someone, something, or oneself. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "shut" and "off." I'm worried about Jim—he's been shutting himself off lately. The other directors shut him off from the board meetings as a result of his inflammatory remarks. 4. adjective Isolated; unable to be reached or contacted. The resort is completely shut off from the outside world—no Internet, no TV, no nothing. My cubicle is the only one on this side of the floor, off so I feel really shut from the rest of the office. shut off 1. Stop the flow or passage of, as in They shut off the water while repairs were being made. [Early 1800s] 2. Close off, isolate, as in Loners shut themselves off from the community. [First half of 1800s] shut off v. 1. To stop the flow, passage, or operation of something: The plumber shut off the water by closing a valve. Shut the lights off before you leave. 2. To stop flowing or operating, especially automatically: The electricity shuts off at midnight. 3. To isolate someone or something: The miser shut himself off from the community.
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