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شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
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adj. in a closed position VERBS be, look | bang, blow, clang, click, clunk, slam, slide, swing The window blew shut. The elevator door slid shut. | remain, stay | be clenched, be jammed His jaw was clenched shut. | bang sth, kick sth, leave sth, pull sth, slam sth, slide sth, snap sth I'll leave the window shut for now. He slammed the case shut. She snapped shut a file on her desk. | keep sth The gates are always kept shut. (figurative) Afraid to ask seemingly stupid questions, I kept my mouth shut. ADV. firmly, properly, tightly The door was firmly shut. not open to the public VERBS be, look The bars all look shut to me. | remain PREP. for The park is now shut for the winter.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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shut adverbs tightly/tight shut • He went on sobbing, his eyes tight shut. firmly shut • The door remained firmly shut. verbs something slams/bangs shut • The front door slammed shut. something swings shut • The gate swung shut behind her. pull/kick/slam something shut • He pulled the trapdoor shut over his head. keep something shut • When it’s so hot, we keep the doors and windows shut and put on the air conditioner. screw/squeeze your eyes shut (= shut your eyes tight )
transnet.ir
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shut sb/sth out PREVENT ENTRY 1. to stop someone or something from entering or getting back inside a house or other building • The wind blew the door closed behind me and now I'm shut out ( of the house). • Don't forget to shut the cat out when you leave for work.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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shut sth off [ M ] AREA 2. to prevent something from being reached or seen • The music room is shut off from the rest of the house by a soundproof partition. • A row of tall fir trees shuts off the view of the street in front.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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shut (sth) off [ M ] If a machine or system shuts off, it stops operating, and if someone or something shuts it off, they stop it from operating • The engine shuts off automatically when the desired speed is reached.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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verb close: You must shut the door.
Simple Definitions
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shut sb/sth out NOT INCLUDE 2. to not include a person or organization in an activity • Anna felt shut out of the conversation. • What are the chances of peace if we shut the terrorists out of negotiations?
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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shut (sb) up [ M ] informal 1. to stop talking or making a noise, or to make someone do this • I wish you'd shut up for a moment and listen to what the rest of us have to say. • Just shut up and get on with your work! • My dad never stops talking. It's impossible to shut him up! • figurative: If you breathe a single word to the police, we'll come round and shut you up for good (= kill you).
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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shut (sth) down [ M ] If a business or a large piece of equipment shuts down or someone shuts it down, it stops operating • The company plans to shut down four factories and cut 10 000 jobs. • The crew shut down the right-hand engine of the aircraft.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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shut sth off [ M ] SUPPLY 1. 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.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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In addition to the idioms beginning with SHUT, Also see CLOSE (SHUT) DOWN; CLOSE (SHUT) ONE'S EYES TO; CLOSE (SHUT) THE DOOR ON; KEEP ONE'S MOUTH SHUT; OPEN AND SHUT CASE; PUT UP OR SHUT UP.
American Heritage Idioms
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shut (sb) up [ M ] informal 2. to stop someone from talking about a particular subject or from complaining or asking for things • The kids kept on about how hungry they were, so their father gave them some biscuits to shut them up.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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shut sb away [ M ] to put a person in a place which they are not allowed or able to leave • He was ten years old when he was shut away in an asylum for stealing an apple.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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shut sb/sth up [ M ] to keep a person or animal in a closed place • She can't spend her whole life shut up in her office.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs