shut down

• فعل مركب يُستخدم للدلالة على إغلاق شيء ما أو إيقاف عمله أو إنهاء تشغيله، سواء كان جهازًا أو مؤسسة أو نظامًا.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of closing, stopping operations, or causing something to cease functioning.

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1. Stop operatingformal

   To close a business, factory, or system permanently or temporarily.

   إغلاق

   • The factory shut down due to financial problems.
   • They shut down the old power plant last year.
   • The company decided to shut down its operations in Europe.

   المرادفاتcloseclose downdiscontinuehaltstopsuspendterminate

   الأضدادactivatebegininitiatelaunchopenoperatestart

2. Turn off a deviceinformal

   To stop a computer, machine, or electronic device from working.

   إيقاف التشغيل

   • Please shut down your computer before leaving.
   • He shut down the server for maintenance.
   • The system automatically shuts down after 30 minutes of inactivity.

   المرادفاتdeactivateswitch offturn off

   الأضدادactivatebootpowerstartswitch

3. Reject or silenceinformalamerican

   To forcefully stop someone from speaking or to reject an idea or proposal.

   إسكات وإخماد

   • She shut down his argument with a single fact.
   • The manager shut down the proposal immediately.
   • He tried to interrupt, but she shut him down.

   المرادفاتcut offdismissmuzzleput downquashrebuffshoot downsilencesquelchsuppress

   الأضدادacceptencouragesupport

الفعل الأساسيshut