1PHRASAL VERB 關閉;關上;使停止運轉 If you shut off something such as an engine or an electrical item, you turn it off to stop it working. 關閉;關上;使停止運轉
They pulled over and shut off the engine. [VERBPREP. noun]
他們靠邊停車熄火。
Will somebody for God's sake shut that alarm off. [VERB noun PREP.]
看在上帝的份上,誰去關掉那個鬧鐘吧。
2PHRASAL VERB (通常因沮喪而)躲開他人,不見人,不與人來往 If you shut yourself off, you avoid seeing other people, usually because you are feeling depressed. (通常因沮喪而)躲開他人,不見人,不與人來往
Billy tends to keep things to himself more and shut himself off. [VERB pronoun-reflexive PREP.]
比利往往更多地將事情藏在心裏,把自己封閉起來。
She shut herself off from all the social aspects of life. [V pron-refl Pfrom n]
3PHRASAL VERB 切斷,停止(…的供應) If an official organization shuts off the supply of something, they no longer send it to the people they supplied in the past. 切斷,停止(…的供應) [Also VERB n PREPOSITION]
The State Water Project has shut off all supplies to farmers. [VERBPREP. noun]