shutsb/sthout
—phrasal verbwithshutverb[IorT]uk/ʃʌt/us/ʃʌt/present participleshutting|past tense and past participleshut
(PREVENT ENTRY)
tostopsomeone or something fromenteringor getting back inside ahouseor otherbuilding
阻止…进入，把…关在外面
Thewindblewthedoorclosedbehind me and now I'mshutout (ofthehouse).风在我身后把门关上了，现在我被关在了（房子的）外面。
Don'tforgettoshutthecatout when youleaveforwork.出门上班时，不要忘记把猫关到门外。
(NOT INCLUDE)
to notincludeapersonororganizationin anactivity
把…排除在外
Annafeltshutoutoftheconversation.安娜觉得自己插不上话。
What are thechancesofpeaceif weshuttheterroristsoutofnegotiations?如果将恐怖分子排除在谈判之外，和平的可能性有多大呢？