shut
verb [ I or T ] uk/ʃʌt/ us/ʃʌt/ shutting | shut
(CLOSE)
A2 （使）关闭
to (cause to) close something
Please shut the gate. 请关上大门。
I've got a surprise for you! Shut your eyes tightly and hold out your hand. 我要给你一个惊喜！紧紧闭上眼睛，伸出你的手。
Mary shut her book and put it down on the table. 玛丽合上书，把它放在了桌子上。
This window won't shut - it's jammed. 窗户关不上——它卡住了。
- More examples
- Could you shut the door, please?
- This door won't shut properly.
- I'd better check that I've shut the windows before I leave.
- I can't get this drawer to shut.
- I shut my eyes for the violent scenes.
(STOP OPERATING)
A2 （使）停止运转;（使）停止营业
to (cause to) stop operating or being in service, either temporarily or permanently
The shops shut at eight o'clock on Wednesday evenings. 商店每周三晚上8点钟打烊。
It's such a shame they shut that factory (down). 真可惜，他们关闭了那家工厂。
- More examples
- UK The shop is shutting in five minutes.
- UK All the shops have shut down.
- The bars all shut at midnight.
- What time does the restaurant shut?
- He lost his job when they shut the factory down.
Idioms
shut your eyes to somethingidiom 对…视而不见
to ignore something
Until now the prime minister has shut his eyes to the homelessness problem. 直到现在，首相仍对无家可归者这一问题视而不见。
shut your mouth/faceidiom slang (UK also shut your gob) 闭嘴，住嘴（粗鲁且愤怒的说法）
a rude and angry way of telling someone to stop talking
He told me to shut my mouth or there'd be trouble. 他叫我住嘴，否则就会有麻烦。
"You're a lazy slob!" "You shut your mouth!" (= Don't talk to me like that!) “你是个懒鬼！”“闭嘴！”
shut up shopidiom UK (US close up shop) 歇业;关门;停业
to end an activity, usually a business activity, either temporarily or permanently
Many companies are considering shutting up shop in this country and transferring production to low wage economies. 许多公司都在考虑关停在该国的业务，将生产转向低工资国家。
Phrasal verbs More phrasal verbs
shut someone away 把（某人）关起来，使（某人）与外界隔绝
to put a person in a place that they are not allowed or able to leave
He was ten years old when he was shut away for stealing an apple. 他10岁时因偷一个苹果而被关了起来。
shut something away 隐藏，把…藏起来
to put something in a place where other people cannot see it or get it
The diamonds are shut away in a bank vault somewhere. 钻石被藏在银行保险库的某个地方。
shut yourself away 把自己关起来
to go into a place that you are unwilling to leave and where you do not want to be interrupted by other people
Andy shuts himself away in his studio for hours on end when he's recording a song. 安迪录歌时会把自己关在录音室达数小时。
shut (something) downB1 关闭；（使）停止运转
If a business or a large piece of equipment shuts down or someone shuts it down, it stops operating.
The company plans to shut down four factories and cut 10,000 jobs. 公司计划关闭4个工厂，削减1万个工作岗位。
The crew shut down the right-hand engine of the aircraft. 机组人员关闭了飞机右侧的引擎。
shut someone/something in (something) （为防止逃脱而）把…关起来，把…关在…里
to prevent someone or something from leaving a place, usually by closing or fastening a door or gate
The cat was shut in the garage all night. 猫在车库里被关了一整夜。
He was so upset that he shut himself in his bedroom and refused to come out. 他难过得把自己关在卧室里，不肯出来。
shut something in something 把…卡在…里；把…夹在…中
to catch part of your body or an object inside a device or container when it closes
Steve was off work for a week after he shut his hand in the car door. 史蒂夫的手被车门夹伤后，他一个星期没有上班。
shut (something) off 关机；关掉，关闭
If a machine or system shuts off, or if someone or something shuts it off, it stops operating.
The engine shuts off automatically when the desired speed is reached. 达到设定的速度后，发动机会自动关闭。
shut something off 关闭（或切断）…的供应;停止供应
to stop the supply of something
Did you remember to shut off the water and gas before you left the house? 离开房子的时候，你记得关掉水和煤气了吗?
Oil supplies have been shut off. 燃油供应被切断了。
把…封闭起来;将…隔离
to prevent something from being reached or seen
The music room is shut off from the rest of the house by a soundproof wall. 隔音板把音乐间和屋内的其他房间隔开了。
A row of tall fir trees shuts off the view of the street in front. 一排高大的杉树挡住了前面的街景。
shut yourself off 把自己封闭起来，不再和别人来往
to stop speaking to other people or stop being involved with them
When her husband died she seemed to shut herself off from her friends and family. 丈夫去世后，她似乎不再与她的朋友和家人来往了。
shut someone/something out 阻止…进入，把…关在外面
to stop someone or something from entering or getting back inside a house or other building
The wind blew the door closed behind me and now I'm shut out (of the house). 风在我身后把门关上了，现在我被关在了（房子的）外面。
Don't forget to shut the cat out when you leave for work. 出门上班时，不要忘记把猫关到门外。
把…排除在外
to not include a person or organization in an activity
Anna felt shut out of the conversation. 安娜觉得自己插不上话。
What are the chances of peace if we shut the terrorists out of negotiations? 如果将恐怖分子排除在谈判之外，和平的可能性有多大呢？
shut something out 不再去想，停止想（不愉快的事情）
to stop yourself thinking about something that upsets you or feeling something that hurts you
She finds it impossible to shut out the memory of the accident. 她发现自己不可能忘记那次事故。
阻挡，阻隔（声音或光）
to prevent a sound or light from being heard or seen
The double glazing shuts out most of the traffic noise. 双层玻璃阻挡了大部分交通噪声。
She pulled the blankets over her head to try to shut out the light. 她拉起被子蒙住头，试图挡住光线。
shut someone out 不让（对手）得分;以对方得零分的比分淘汰
to prevent your opponent in a sports competition from scoring any points
She had shut out two of her first four opponents. 她淘汰了4名对阵选手，其中两名沒有得一分。
shut (someone) upB2 使（某人）闭嘴，使（某人）停止说话
to stop talking or making a noise, or to make someone do this
I wish you'd shut up for a moment and listen to what the rest of us have to say. 我希望你能闭上嘴巴安静一会儿，听听我们其他人说什么。
Just shut up and get on with your work! 快闭上嘴巴继续工作！
My dad never stops talking. It's impossible to shut him up! 我父亲不停地说话。简直不可能让他停下来！
figurative If you breathe a single word to the police, we'll shut you up for good (= kill you). 如果你向警察透露一个字，我们会让你永远闭上嘴。
使（某人）不再谈论（某话题）;堵住（某人）的嘴巴
to stop someone from talking about a particular subject or from complaining or asking for things
The kids kept saying how hungry they were, so their father gave them some biscuits to shut them up. 孩子们总嚷嚷说自己饿了，于是他们的父亲给了一些饼干堵住他们的嘴。
shut someone/something up 把…关起来，囚禁
to keep a person or animal in a closed place
She can't spend her whole life shut up in her office. 她不能一辈子都呆在办公室里不出来。
shut (something) up 关闭（商店等）;关门，打烊
to close a shop or other business for a period of time, usually when business is finished for the day
By the time we got there, all the market traders were shutting up. 我们到那儿的时候，所有的店铺都关门打烊了。
shut
adjective [ after verb ] uk/ʃʌt/ us/ʃʌt/
B1 关闭的，关上的
closed
I suspected something was wrong when I noticed her curtains were still shut at lunchtime. 我发现午饭时间她的窗帘还拉着，就怀疑出了什么事。
figurative The government ought to have opened the door to Japanese investment instead of slamming it shut. 政府应该向日本的投资敞开大门而不是让其吃闭门羹。
See also: open-and-shut
- More examples
- The door clicked shut behind her.
- Half the time you go around with your eyes shut.
- Her bedroom door was shut so I assumed she was in bed.
- The window slammed shut with a loud bang.
- The lid of the box sprang shut.