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词汇 shut in
释义
Phr V
shut in
shuts, shutting, shut
shut sb/sth in (sth)
to prevent someone or something from leaving a place by shutting the door or gate
The cats had to be shut in the house all weekend while we were away.The kids hate being shut in (= having to stay inside the house) all day.
shut yourself in (sth)
(always reflexive) to go into a room and shut the door so that no one else can enter
She shut herself in her bedroom and refused to talk to anyone.
phraseshut in1. shut sb/sth in sth • shut sb/sth in to prevent a person or an animal from leaving a place, by closing and often locking the door: It was not at all unusual to punish children by shutting them in a room and leaving them there. The owners had gone away for the weekend, leaving two dogs and a cat shut in on their own.■ SIMILAR TO: lock in2. shut yourself in (sth) to go into a room and shut the door so that no one else can get in: Mark shut himself in his bedroom, got out the cigarettes and practised smoking one. "Why have you shut yourself in, dear?" my mother asked, banging on the door.■ SIMILAR TO: lock in3. be shut in to be in a very small space, especially so that you feel that you cannot move or get out: Working down the coal mines meant being shut in without enough air or light for long hours every day.feel shut in (=feel that you cannot escape from a situation or place that limits what you can do) I felt shut in that village - it was full of gossiping old men and women.

shut (someone or something) in

To force someone or something to be confined within an enclosed space. If you shut the dogs in for too long, they start could go crazy and start breaking things. The teacher shut us in the classroom until we completed the assignment.

shut in

v.
To confine someone or something in or as if in a closed space: My older brother shut me in the attic to frighten me. Shut in the dog when you leave.
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