Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #1788
shut
关；关闭
To close, in various senses.
- 1.
To close, in various senses.
关闭,在各种意义上
- 2.
To catch or snag in the act of shutting something.
在关闭某物时抓住或夹住
- 3.
To confine in an enclosed area; to enclose.
将某物限制在封闭区域内；封闭
- 4.
To isolate, to close off from the world.
隔离,与世隔绝
- 5.
To preclude, exclude.
排除,排斥
排除；把…排除在外；阻止；使隔绝；使与世隔绝；隔离；把…关在…里；围住；监禁；（关门等时）夹住；卡住；关闭,在各种意义上
In use
I shut the window because it was cold outside.
She shut the book and put it on the shelf.
He shut the door quietly behind him.
Verb forms
base shut · third person shuts · -ing shutting · past shut · past participle shut
shut 是不规则动词
Connections
Collocations
- shut the door
- 关门
- Please shut the door quietly.请轻轻关门。
- shut up
- 闭嘴
- He told them to shut up during the movie.他叫他们看电影时闭嘴。
- shut down
- 关闭（机器、系统）
- The factory shut down for the holidays.工厂在假期期间关闭了。
- shut out
- 把…关在外面；排除
- She shut out all negative thoughts.她排除了所有消极想法。
- shut off
- 关掉（水、电等）
- Don't forget to shut off the lights.别忘了关灯。
- shut the window
- 关窗
Learner notes
Memory Tip
shut 中包含 hut（小屋），想象关上小屋的门。
Context & Register
动词，意为'关闭；关上'。通常用于日常和正式语境，中性语域。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The words but, cut, hut, and nut rhyme with 'shut' (all have /ʌt/). However, 'put' shares the same spelling ending but has a different vowel sound /ʊt/, so it does not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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