shut in

/ʃʌt ɪn/· phrasal verb

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shut in
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Chinese meaning

(油yóu井jǐng/产chǎn能néng)关guān停tíng,搁gē置zhì不bù用yòng

关guān闭bì,封fēng住zhù

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波bō斯sī湾wān油yóu井jǐng产chǎn能néng被bèi关guān停tíng搁gē置zhì

Example

Millions of barrels of Persian Gulf oil production remain shut in.

数shù百bǎi万wàn桶tǒng波bō斯sī湾wān石shí油yóu产chǎn能néng仍réng处chǔ于yú关guān停tíng状zhuàng态tài。

Source: Fox News · 23 Aug 2026

Background ✎

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Roots · etymology

shut 源自古英语 scyttan(闩上,关闭)

  • shut(关闭)+ in(方位词,'关进去/封住')

Collocations

  • shut-in well / shut-in production / shut in the house

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