shutter

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shut·ter1 /ˈʃʌtə $ -ər/ noun [countable]  1. [usually plural]DH one of a pair of wooden or metal covers on the outside of a window that can be closed to keep light out or prevent thieves from coming in 百叶窗；窗板 →4  See picture of 见图 WINDOW →5 see picture at 见图 blind32. TCPa part of a camera that opens for a very short time to let light onto the film 〔照相机的〕快门 →4  See picture of 见图 CAMERA

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shutter• But penning in this raucous melee are buildings that seem all shutters and grids.• Interior shutters, from a wide range to order, from about £70 for the natural finish shown.• City walls, narrow streets, open shutters, old women sitting outside in the early evening.• When he threw open shutters to let in air and light, pictures sprang at her from the walls.• So, today, you might find taupe siding with creamy off-white shutters and a burgundy front door.• Otherwise use Venetian blinds in plastic or wood which can be easily wiped, or wooden shutters, or no covering at all.shutter2 verb [transitive]  American English to close a business, office etc for a short time or permanently 〔暂时或永久地〕使停业，使关闭 The company shuttered its Hong Kong business a year ago. 这家公司一年前停止了在香港的业务。→ See Verb table

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shutter• The snowstorm forced the company to shutter 100 of its stores.• If found guilty, the offending brokerages could be shuttered and officials imprisoned, ministry officials said.• The windows were all shuttered and what paint was left was peeling off in huge flakes.• All the windows were shuttered as if we were in the depths of winter.• The Embassy is locked, shuttered, barred.• The true childhood home is roughly where the shuttered computer store stands, though the town has yet to acknowledge the mistake.• The firm shuttered its Hong Kong investment banking business a year ago, two years after opening it.• Earl grabbed the girl, looked right then left down the row of shuttered summer cottages, and shoved the girl inside.• Kells itself was shuttered till the afternoon.Origin shutter1 (1500-1600) → SHUT1

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shut‧ter¹ /ˈʃʌtə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
1. [usually plural] one of a pair of wooden or metal covers on the outside of a window that can be closed to keep light out or prevent thieves from coming in
2. a part of a camera that opens for a very short time to let light onto the film

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shutter² verb [transitive usually passive]
American English to close a business, office etc for a short time or permanently:
    The company shuttered its Hong Kong business a year ago.

shut·terBrE /ˈʃʌtə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈʃʌtər/ 🔊 noun

[usually plural] one of a pair of wooden or metal covers that can be closed over the outside of a window to keep out light or protect the windows from damage 活动护窗；百叶窗◆to open/close the shutters 打开／关上护窗◆(BrE, figurative) More than 70 000 shopkeepers have been forced to put up the shutters (= close down their businesses) in the past year. 去年，有 7 万多家商店被迫关了门。🔊🔊the part of a camera that opens to allow light to pass through the lens when you take a photograph （照相机的）快门●ˌbring/ˌput down the ˈshuttersto stop letting sb know what your thoughts or feelings are; to stop letting yourself think about sth 掩藏自己的思想感情；锁上心扉；不再想某件事