shut in

• فعل مركّب يعني حبس شخص أو شيء وإبقاءه داخل مكان مغلق، أو منعه من الخروج أو الحركة بحرية.

A phrasal verb meaning to confine or trap someone or something inside a place, or to prevent them from leaving.

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1. Confine or trapformal

   To prevent someone or something from leaving a place; to enclose.

   حبس أو عزل

   • The heavy snow shut them in for three days.
   • She felt shut in by the small apartment.
   • The dog was shut in the yard by the fence.

   المرادفاتbox incageconfinecoop upencloseimmureimprisonlock intrap

   الأضدادfreeliberateopenreleaseunlock

2. Isolate sociallyinformal

   To cause someone to become withdrawn or isolated from social contact.

   عزل اجتماعياً

   • His illness shut him in from his friends.
   • The shy child shut himself in his room all day.
   • After the accident, she shut herself in and refused visitors.

   المرادفاتcloisterconfinecut offinsulateisolatequarantinesecludesegregatesequestershut away

الفعل الأساسيshut