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

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phrasal verb(3)
- shut (sth) off (1)
- shut sth off (SUPPLY)
- shut sth off (AREA)

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phrasal verb(3)
- shut (sth) off (1)
- shut (sth) off (2)
- shut (sth) off (3)

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shut (sth) off

— phrasal verb with shut uk/ʃʌt/us/ʃʌt/verb [ I or T ] present participle shutting, past tense and past participle shut

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.

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Machines - not functioning

burn
cut
deactivate
dead
defunct
fritz
ghost
give up the ghost idiom
go down
haywire
on the blink idiom
out of commission idiom
outage
seize
shudder
shudder to a halt idiom
shut
stop
whack
wrong

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shut sth off

— phrasal verb with shut uk/ʃʌt/us/ʃʌt/verb [ I or T ] present participle shutting, past tense and past participle shut

(SUPPLY)

to stop the supply of something:

Did you remember to shut off the water and gas before you left the house?

Oil supplies have been shut off.

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Cancelling and interrupting

adjourn
adjourn to somewhere
arrest
break
call
call sth off
cancel
cancellation
cut
disturb
halt
in midstream idiom
interrupt
kick
kick sth into touch idiom
midstream
mothball
nullify
shut
stop

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(AREA)

to prevent something from being reached or seen:

The music room is shut off from the rest of the house by a soundproof wall.

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

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Closing and blocking

barricade
batten
batten down the hatches idiom
block sth off
block sth up
dam
dam sth up
dark
ensconce
ensconced
gum
gum sth up
jam
seal
shut sb/sth out
shutter
silt (sth) up
snap
the darkest hour is just before the dawn idiom
wedge

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shut (sth) off

— phrasal verb with shut uk/ʃʌt/usverb [ I or T ] shutting, shut, shut

[ T ] COMMERCE, PRODUCTION, GOVERNMENT if a supply or process is shut off or someone shuts it off, it stops:

The committee has the power to shut off funds for the second phase of the prison construction.

We certainly don't want to shut off new ideas.

[ I or T ] IT, PRODUCTION if a computer or other machine is shut off or someone shuts it off, it stops working:

When you are waiting in line in your car, shut the engine off.

It looked as if the computer had shut off in the middle of the calculation.

[ I or T ] PRODUCTION if electricity, gas, etc. shuts off, or someone shuts it off, it stops being supplied:

The national power company shut off electricity in hopes of preventing fires.

Power shut off in several neighborhoods last night after the storm.

单词	shut (sth) off
释义	Contents phrasal verb(3) shut (sth) off (1) shut sth off (SUPPLY) shut sth off (AREA) Contents phrasal verb(3) shut (sth) off (1) shut (sth) off (2) shut (sth) off (3) English Business shut (sth) off — phrasal verb with shut uk/ʃʌt/us/ʃʌt/verb [ I or T ] present participle shutting, past tense and past participle shut 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. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Machines - not functioning burn cut deactivate dead defunct fritz ghost give up the ghost idiom go down haywire on the blink idiom out of commission idiom outage seize shudder shudder to a halt idiom shut stop whack wrong See more results » shut sth off — phrasal verb with shut uk/ʃʌt/us/ʃʌt/verb [ I or T ] present participle shutting, past tense and past participle shut (SUPPLY) to stop the supply of something: Did you remember to shut off the water and gas before you left the house? Oil supplies have been shut off. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Cancelling and interrupting adjourn adjourn to somewhere arrest break call *call sth* off cancel cancellation cut disturb halt in midstream idiom interrupt kick kick sth into touch idiom midstream mothball nullify shut stop See more results » (AREA) to prevent something from being reached or seen: The music room is shut off from the rest of the house by a soundproof wall. A row of tall fir trees shuts off the view of the street in front. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Closing and blocking barricade batten batten down the hatches idiom block sth off block sth up dam dam sth up dark ensconce ensconced gum gum sth up jam seal shut sb/sth out shutter silt (sth) up snap the darkest hour is just before the dawn idiom wedge See more results » shut (sth) off — phrasal verb with shut uk/ʃʌt/usverb [ I or T ] shutting, shut, shut [ T ] COMMERCE, PRODUCTION, GOVERNMENT if a supply or process is shut off or someone shuts it off, it stops: The committee has the power to shut off funds for the second phase of the prison construction. We certainly don't want to shut off new ideas. [ I or T ] IT, PRODUCTION if a computer or other machine is shut off or someone shuts it off, it stops working: When you are waiting in line in your car, shut the engine off. It looked as if the computer had shut off in the middle of the calculation. [ I or T ] PRODUCTION if electricity, gas, etc. shuts off, or someone shuts it off, it stops being supplied:** The national power company shut off electricity in hopes of preventing fires. Power shut off in several neighborhoods last night after the storm.
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