因体弱或疾病而局限于某处。；被关在屋内的；诡密的；被围在中间的
confined to one place, especially home, because of illness or disability
因体弱或疾病而局限于某处。
Confined to a location, as by infirmity or illness.
After breaking her leg, she was shut-in for several weeks.
摔断腿后，她几周都困在家里。
用法提示：shut-in 作表语形容词，表示因病困在家中无法外出。
The home-care nurse visits shut-in patients every morning.
这位家庭护理护士每天早上探望因病无法出门的病人。
用法提示：shut-in 放在名词前作定语，表示因病不能外出的。
My grandfather is shut-in and relies on neighbors to bring groceries.
我祖父因病无法外出，靠邻居帮忙买食品杂货。
用法提示：shut-in 作表语形容词，描述因疾病而不能出门的状态。
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