shut in

uncountable · irregular verb · transitive · phrasal, separable

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

ruФразовый глагол, означающий запереть или заточить кого-то или что-то внутри помещения, или не дать им выйти.esVerbo frasal que significa encerrar o confinar a alguien o algo dentro de un lugar, o impedir que salga.frVerbe à particule signifiant enfermer ou confiner quelqu'un ou quelque chose à l'intérieur d'un espace, ou l'empêcher d'en sortir.deJemanden oder etwas in einem Raum einsperren oder einschließen, sodass er oder es nicht hinauskann; auch jemanden von der Außenwelt abschotten oder isolieren.ptVerbo frasal que significa trancar ou prender alguém ou algo dentro de um lugar, ou impedi-los de sair.zh短语动词，表示把某人或某物关在某个地方，使其无法出去；也可表示将某人限制在室内或某个空间内。arفعل مركّب يعني حبس شخص أو شيء وإبقاءه داخل مكان مغلق، أو منعه من الخروج أو الحركة بحرية.

1. Confine or trap formal

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

   • 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.

   ruЗапереть или изолироватьesencerrar / confinarfrEnfermerdeEinsperren oder abschließenptPrender ou isolarzh关起来或困住arحبس أو عزل

   Synonyms: box incageconfinecoop upencloseimmureimprisonlock intrap

   Antonyms: freeliberateopenreleaseunlock

2. Isolate socially informal

   To cause someone to become withdrawn or isolated from social contact.

   • 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.

   ruИзолироватьesAislar socialmentefrisoler socialementdeSozial isolierenptIsolar socialmentezh使孤立arعزل اجتماعياً

   Synonyms: cloisterconfinecut offinsulateisolatequarantinesecludesegregatesequestershut away

• shut in past participle
• shut in past simple
• shutting in present participle
• shuts in third person singular

Base verb: shut