shut off ( shutting, shuts )

• 1. 

  PHRASAL VERB If you shut off something such as an engine or an electrical item, you turn it off to stop it from working. 关掉

  例：

  They pulled over and shut off the engine.

  他们把车停到路边并关掉了发动机。

• 2. 

  PHRASAL VERB If you shut yourself off, you avoid seeing other people, usually because you are feeling depressed. 避免见人

  例：

  Billy tends to keep things to himself more and shut himself off.

  比利更加倾向于把事情藏在心里，不与他人来往。

• 3. 

  PHRASAL VERB If an official organization shuts off the supply of something, they no longer send it to the people they supplied in the past. 停止 (供应)

  例：

  The State Water Project has shut off all supplies to farmers.

  州水利工程已经停止了对农场主的所有供应。