| 单词 | to shut off |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto shut off to shut off 1. transitive. To prevent the passage of; to cut off (steam, etc.) by the closing of a valve or tap. Also, to close (a dark lantern). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > control(s) > control by another device [verb (transitive)] > furnish with valve(s) > cut off by closing valve to turn off1822 to shut off1824 the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > [verb (transitive)] > turn down, close, or switch off to turn down1855 to shut off1904 1824 ‘R. Stuart’ Descr. Hist. Steam Engine 132 The motion of the piston was equalized by shutting off the steam sooner or later from the cylinder. 1904 H. B. M. Watson Hurricane Island xx. 285 I shut off the lantern. 2. To cut off, separate from. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separate [verb (transitive)] > separate from to-partc1325 dividec1380 separate1526 decide1570 discoast1583 shut1697 mark1706 to shut off1833 to mark off1848 1833 N. Arnott Elements Physics (ed. 5) II. 102 There are inlets of the sea, occasionally shut off from the parent ocean. 1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer (1891) 154 Great crags.., shutting off this bay from the other portions of the coast. 1893 J. T. Bent in Geogr. Jrnl. 2 142 A large lake..which was shut off along one side by a very fine dyke or wall. 3. intransitive. To come to a halt; to cease talking or writing. U.S. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ceasing > cease activity [verb (intransitive)] i-swikec893 swikec897 atwindc1000 linOE studegieOE stintc1175 letc1200 stuttea1225 leavec1225 astint1250 doc1300 finec1300 blina1325 cease1330 stable1377 resta1382 ho1390 to say or cry ho1390 resta1398 astartc1400 discontinuec1425 surcease1428 to let offc1450 resista1475 finish1490 to lay a straw?a1505 to give over1526 succease1551 to put (also pack) up one's pipes1556 end1557 to stay (one's own or another's) hand1560 stick1574 stay1576 to draw bridle1577 to draw rein1577 to set down one's rest1589 overgive1592 absist1614 subsista1639 beholdc1650 unbridle1653 to knock offa1657 acquiesce1659 to set (up) one's rest1663 sista1676 stop1689 to draw rein1725 subside1734 remit1765 to let up1787 to wind (up) one's pirna1835 to cry crack1888 to shut off1896 to pack in1906 to close down1921 to pack up1925 to sign off1929 the mind > language > speech > taciturnity or reticence > be silent/refrain from speaking [verb (intransitive)] > stop speaking to make up one's mouthc1175 to shut (also close) one's mouthc1175 blina1300 dumba1300 leavea1375 to put a sock in ita1529 hush1548 silence1551 stay1551 stow1567 stop1579 to save one's breath (also wind)1605 tace1697 stubble it!1699 shut your trap!1796 to keep a calm (or quiet) sough1808 stubble your whids!1830 to shut up1840 to dry up1853 pawl1867 subside1872 to pipe down1876 to shut (one's) head, face1876 shurrup1893 to shut off1896 clam1916 dry1934 shtum1958 to oyster up1973 1896 ‘M. Twain’ in Harper's Mag. Sept. 526/1 ‘Now who—’ He shut off sudden. 1902 J. London Let. 12 July (1966) 136 Someone is going down town, so I'll shut off and give them a chance to mail this. 1938 V. Woolf Let. 18 June (1980) VI. 241 He rang me up late on Wednesday... He said he had travelled post haste from Prague to see Leonard. I said, A misunderstanding. Then we shut off. < as lemmas |
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