close vs. shut

close: shutよりやや形式張って丁寧で、閉じた状態に重点

shut: 音を伴うことを含意する場合が多い

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verb (shuts, shutting; past and past participle shut) with object

move (something) into position so that it blocks an opening: 開口部を遮断するために所定の位置に(何かを)動かす

〈人が〉〈ドア･窓など〉を閉める, 〈目･口など〉を閉じる, 〈本など〉を閉じる(→ close1他動詞 1 ; ↔ open)

e.g. shut the window, please: 窓を締めてください

e.g. she shut her lips tight: 彼女は唇をきつく閉じた。

e.g. (as adjective shut) : she slammed the door shut.: 彼女はそのドアをバタンと締めた。

no object (of something that can block an opening) move or be moved into position: (開口部を遮断できるものが)所定の位置に動く、動かされる

〈ドアなどが〉閉まる; 〈口などが〉閉じる

e.g. the door shut behind him.: そのドアは彼の後ろで締まった。

block an opening into (something) by moving something into position: 所定の位置に何かを動かすことで開口部を(何かで)遮断する

e.g. he shut the box and locked it.: 彼はその箱を閉めて、それに鍵をかけた。

(shut it) in imperative British informal stop talking; be quiet.: 話すのをやめる; 静かにする

｟英話｠ 黙れ.

keep (someone or something) in a place by closing something such as a door: ドアのようなもので閉めることによって(人・物を)場所に留める

«…に» 〈人など〉を閉じ込める(up) «in, into» ; «…から» 〈人など〉を閉め出す(out) «of, from» ;

e.g. it was his own dog that he had accidentally shut outside.: それが誤って外に締め出してしまった彼自身の犬でした。

fold or bring together the sides of (something) so as to close it: 閉めるために(何かの)両側をたたむ、くっつける

e.g. he shut his book.: 彼は本を閉じた。

prevent access to or along: ~への、〜を通るアクセスを妨げる

e.g. they ought to shut the path up to that terrible cliff.: 彼らはあの恐ろしい崖までの小道を遮断すべきだ。

make or become unavailable for business or service, either permanently or until due to be open again; close: ビジネスやサービスを永久に、もしくは再びオープンする見込みがつくまで利用不可能にする、なる; 閉める

｟英･くだけて｠ (閉店時間に･一時的に)〈店〉を閉める; 〈工場〉を閉鎖する (!｟米｠ では普通closeを用いる) .

e.g. we shut the shop for lunch: 私達は昼食のために店を閉めた。

e.g. no object : the accident and emergency departments will shut.: 事故と危機管理部門は閉鎖されるだろう。

informal be (or get) rid of: I'd be glad to be shut of him.

see door.

see eye.

see mind.

see stable1.

see shop.

informal used as a rude or angry way of telling someone to be quiet.

cease (or cause something to cease) business or operation: the plant's operators decided to shut down the reactor.

keep someone or something inside a place by closing something such as a door: her parents shut her in an upstairs room.

enclose or surround a place: the village is shut in by the mountains on either side.

trap something by shutting a door or drawer on it: you shut your finger in the door.

(used especially in relation to water, electricity, or gas) stop (or cause something to stop) flowing: he was about to shut off the power.

stop (or cause to stop) working: the engines shut off automatically.

(shut something off) block the entrances and exits of something: the six compartments were being shut off from each other.

isolate oneself from other people.

keep someone or something out of a place or situation: the door swung closed behind them, shutting out some of the noise.

prevent an opponent from scoring in a game.

screen someone or something from view: clouds shut out the stars.

prevent something from occurring: there was a high-mindedness that shut out any consideration of alternatives.

block something such as a painful memory from the mind: anything he didn't like he shut out.

often in imperative informal stop (or cause someone to stop) talking: just shut up and listen | I lifted a finger slightly to shut him up.

close all doors and windows of a building or room, typically because it will be unoccupied for some time.

Old English scyttan ‘put (a bolt) in position to hold fast’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch schutten ‘shut up, obstruct’, also to shoot.