英语词汇“shut”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

verb | adjective

shutshut1 /ʃʌt/ ●●● S1 W2 verb (past tense and past participle shut, present participle shutting)

ETYMOLOGYshut¹

Origin: Old English scyttan

VERB TABLE

shut

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	shut
	he, she, it	shuts
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	shut
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have shut
	he, she, it	has shut
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had shut
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will shut
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have shut

Continuous Form
Present	I	am shutting
	he, she, it	is shutting
	you, we, they	are shutting
Past	I, he, she, it	was shutting
	you, we, they	were shutting
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been shutting
	he, she, it	has been shutting
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been shutting
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be shutting
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been shutting

COLLOCATIONS► being shut out of

Many of the working poor are being shut out of the healthcare system.

THESAURUSshut► close

to make something stop being open, or to start covering an opening: The door closed silently behind us. Close the curtains – it’s getting dark.

► shut

shut means the same as close: Shut the door – it’s freezing outside.

► slam

to close a door, lid, etc. with a lot of force and a loud noise: In her anger, Maria went around the kitchen slamming the cupboard doors.

► seal (up)

to close an entrance, container, or hole with something that stops things from going in or out: A large rock sealed up the entrance to the cave.

1CLOSE [intransitive, transitive] to close something, or to become closed SYN close OPP open: Can you shut the window? The door shut behind him as he left. She lay down on the bed and shut her eyes.► see thesaurus at close12BOOK/MAGAZINE ETC. [transitive] to put together the covers of a book, magazine, etc. so that it is closed SYN close OPP open: He shut his book and leaned back in the chair.3shut your mouth/trap/face! spoken used to tell someone in a rude and angry way to stop talking4shut your eyes/ears to something formal to deliberately refuse to notice or pay attention to something: You can’t just shut your eyes to the situation.5shut your ears (to something) to deliberately not listen to something[Origin: Old English scyttan]shut somebody/something ↔ away phrasal verb a)to put someone or something in a place away from other people, where he or she will not be seen: In the past, disabled people were often shut away. b)shut yourself away to stay home or go somewhere quiet so that you can be alone: She shut herself away in her room to work on her novel.shut down phrasal verb1 shut something ↔ down if a company, factory, etc. shuts down or is shut down, it stops operating either permanently or temporarily: Protesters hope to shut the nuclear plant down. → see also shutdown2 shut something ↔ down if a large machine, computer, or other piece of equipment shuts down, or if someone shuts it down, it stops working or is turned off: The machine automatically shuts down if it is not used for 20 minutes. → see also shutdown3shut somebody ↔ down to prevent an opposing sports team or player from playing well or getting pointsshut something in something phrasal verb1to shut a door, drawer, etc. against something so that it gets trapped there: Ouch! I shut my finger in the door.2shut the door in somebody’s face to close a door when someone is standing on the other side because you do not want to see or talk to him or hershut off phrasal verb1 shut something ↔ off if a machine, tool, etc. shuts off, or if you shut it off, it stops operating: The iron shuts off automatically if it gets too hot. Do you know how to shut the alarm off?2shut something ↔ off to stop goods or supplies from being available or being delivered: Crews had to shut off gas service for four hours. → see also shutoff3shut yourself off to avoid meeting and talking to other people: shut off from After his wife’s death, Pete shut himself off from the rest of his family.4be shut off from something to be separated from other people or things, especially so that you are not influenced by them: The valley is completely shut off from the modern world.shut out phrasal verb1shut somebody ↔ out to deliberately not let someone join in an activity or share your thoughts and feelings: Don’t just shut me out. I want to help. Many of the working poor are being shut out of the healthcare system.2shut somebody/something ↔ out to prevent someone or something from entering a place: Heavy curtains shut out the sunlight.3shut something ↔ out to stop yourself from thinking about or noticing something so that you are not affected by it: She could not shut out the noise of the lawnmower.4shut somebody ↔ out to defeat an opposing sports team and prevent them from getting any points: Colorado shut out Kansas City 3–0. → see also shutoutshut up phrasal verb1shut up! spoken a)used to tell someone rudely to stop talking: Just shut up and listen! b)used to show that you are surprised, shocked, or excited by what someone has just said2 informal shut somebody up to stop talking or be quiet, or to make someone do this: shut up about I wish Ted would shut up about that stupid bike. Maybe this will shut her up.3shut somebody ↔ up to keep someone in a place away from other people, and prevent him or her from leaving: be shut up in something All the stores were closed and citizens were shut up in their houses.