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shut (obj) upv adv infmlto stop talking or making a noise, or to make (someone) do this停止说话I wish you'd shut up for a moment and listen to what the rest of us have to say. [I]我希望你能暂停一下，听别人说说。Just shut up and get on with your work! [I]闭上嘴巴继续工作!My dad never stops talking. It's impossible to shut him up! [T]我父亲不停地说话。不可能让他住口。I wish someone would shut that baby up. It's making a dreadful racket.[T]我希望有人能让那婴儿安静。它正发出可怕的声音。(fig.) The kids were complaining that they were hungry, so their father gave them some biscuits to shut them up (= stop them complaining). [T]孩子们抱怨说饿了，于是父亲给了些饼干让他们别再闹了。(fig.) If you breathe a single word to the police we'll come round and shut you up for good (= kill you). [T]如果你向警察透露一个字，我们会再次回来让你永远开不了口。
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