Phrase
shut up
verb
封闭
To close a building so that nobody can enter.
指建筑物
- 1.
To close (a building) so that no one can enter.
关闭(建筑物)以防止任何人进入
- 2.
To terminate (a business).
终止(业务)
- 3.
To put (someone or something) in a secure enclosed space, such as a room or container.
将(某人或某物)放入安全的封闭空间,如房间或容器
停业；关起来；关闭(建筑物)以防止任何人进入；终止(业务)；将(某人或某物)放入安全的封闭空间,如房间或容器
In use
Please shut up and listen to the announcement.
The angry coach ordered the players to shut up.
After arguing for an hour, they finally shut up.
shut up (imperative) – used to tell someone to stop talking
这是一个非常直接甚至粗鲁的表达，通常用于生气或不满时。
Shut up! I can't hear the movie.
闭嘴！我听不到电影了。
shut someone up – to make someone stop talking
也可以表示‘使某人闭嘴’，可用比喻义，如用事实或论据使对方无言以对。
The teacher shut the noisy student up.
老师让那个吵闹的学生安静下来。
shut something up – to close something (e.g., a shop) for a period of time
这个用法较陈旧，不如'close'常用。
Connections
Collocations
- shut up shop
- 停止营业
- We decided to shut up shop and go home.我们决定关店回家。
- shut up in prison
- 关进监狱
- He was shut up in prison for life.他被终身监禁。
- tell someone to shut up
- 叫某人闭嘴
- The teacher told the noisy student to shut up.老师让那个吵闹的学生闭嘴。
Idioms & figurative uses
- shut up
- 闭嘴Shut up and let me finish.闭嘴，让我说完。
- shut up shop
- 关门歇业The store shut up shop at 9 PM.商店晚上9点关门歇业。
- shut up like a clam
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象你用手把嘴巴的拉链拉上，‘shut’像关门声，‘up’表示彻底，合起来就是‘闭嘴’。
Context & Register
非正式口语
Grammar Note
常用于祈使句表示'住口'；也用于及物结构'shut sb up'表示'让某人闭嘴'
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.