shut /ʃʌt/ CET4 TEM4 ( shutting, shuts )

• 1. 

  V-T/V-I If you shut something such as a door or if it shuts, it moves so that it fills a hole or a space. 关上; 关闭

  例：

  Just make sure you shut the gate.

  你务必关上那幢大门。

• 2. 

  ADJ Shut is also an adjective. 关闭的 [v-link ADJ]

  例：

  They have warned residents to stay inside and keep their doors and windows shut.

  他们已警告居民待在屋内并关好门窗。

• 3. 

  V-T If you shut your eyes, you lower your eyelids so that you cannot see anything. 闭上 (眼睛)

  例：

  Lucy shut her eyes so she wouldn't see it happen.

  露西闭上了眼睛，以便不会看到它发生。

• 4. 

  ADJ Shut is also an adjective. 闭合的 [v-link ADJ]

  例：

  His eyes were shut and he seemed to have fallen asleep.

  他的双眼闭着，看上去像是已经睡着了。

• 5. 

  V-T/V-I If your mouth shuts or if you shut your mouth, you place your lips firmly together. 闭上 (嘴); (嘴) 闭上

  例：

  Daniel's mouth opened, and then shut again.

  丹尼尔的嘴张开后又闭上了。

• 6. 

  ADJ Shut is also an adjective. 合上的 [v-link ADJ]

  例：

  She was silent for a moment, lips tight shut, eyes distant.

  她沉默了片刻，双唇紧闭，两眼茫然。

• 7. 

  V-T/V-I When a shop, bar, or other public building shuts or when someone shuts it, it is closed and you cannot use it until it is open again. 使停止营业; 使关门; 停止营业; 关门

  例：

  There is a tendency to shut museums or shops at a moment's notice.

  有一接到通知就关闭博物馆或商店的趋势。

  例：

  Stores usually shut from noon-3pm, and stay open late.

  商店通常都中午到下午3点关门，然后开到很晚。

• 8. 

  ADJ Shut is also an adjective. 关门的 [v-link ADJ]

  例：

  Make sure you have food to tide you over when the local shop may be shut.

  在那家当地商店可能关门时，你一定要确保自己有度过难关的食物。

• 9. 

  PHRASE If someone tells you to keep your mouth shut about something, they are telling you not to let anyone else know about it. 保密

  例：

  I don't have to tell you how important it is for you to keep your mouth shut about all this.

  我不必告诉你对这件事保密有多么重要。

• 10. 

  PHRASE If you keep your mouth shut, you do not express your opinions about something, even though you would like to. 保持沉默

  例：

  If she had kept her mouth shut she would still have her job now.

  如果她当时能保持沉默，她现在还能有工作。