74 SHUT: 关，关闭

词组讲解

1. shut sb. or sth. off *** 关掉（煤气、水管、广播等）；阻断（交通）；使隔离

解 短语动词；词义溯源：将某人或某物关［掉（off）］

例 An emergency maintenance crew managed to shut the gushing water off.

I shut off the engine and let gravity pull the car down the hill.

OPEC nations shut off their oil to push prices up.

After her husband's death, Martha shut herself off.

2. shut sb. or sth. out / shut out sb. or sth. *** 不让某人或某物进入，排斥；（在比赛中）阻止（对方）得分

解 短语动词；词义溯源：将某人或某物关在［外面（out）］

例 Every political party was present at the meeting, except the A Party, which was shut out due to their alleged support of terrorist activities.

Dodger's pitcher Brett Sloan shut out the New York Yankees for the third time.

3. shut sb. or sth. up / shut up sb. or sth. *** 盖（盖子），关（门窗）；使闭嘴，使沉默

解 短语动词；词义溯源：将某人或某物［全部（up）］关起来

例 The judge ordered the man gagged to shut him up.

If you're the last person to leave, make sure you shut the garage up.

4. shut sb. or sth. up in sth. *** 关起来，禁闭

解 短语动词；词义溯源：将某人或某物关在某物的［里面（in）］

例 Smith says the man shut him up in the trunk of his own car for two days.

5. shut 〔close〕 the door on sb. or sth. ** 对某人或某物关门，将某人拒之门外

解 习语；词义溯源：对某人或某物关［门（door）］

例 They allowed me and my assistant inside, but shut the door on my bodyguards.

Their refusal to honor our warranty shuts the door on any further contracts.

参考译文

1. 抢修队成功控制住了涌出的水。

我关闭了引擎，靠重力让车滑下山。

石油输出国组织成员国切断了石油供应，抬高了价格。

玛莎的丈夫死后，她把自己隔离了起来。

2. 除了A党外，其他政党都出席了会议，A党因为宣称支持恐怖活动而被排斥。

道奇队的投手布雷特·斯隆第三次阻止了纽约洋基队得分。

3. 法官命令限制那个人发言，让他闭嘴。

如果你最后一个离开，一定要确保关上车库门。

4. 史密斯说，他被那个人关在自己汽车的后备箱中待了两天。

5. 他们允许我和我的助手进去，却把我的保镖关在了外面。

他们拒绝履行保修承诺，堵死了以后合作的门路。