shut out
US
UK shut [sb/sth] out vtr phrasal sep: (leave outside)
SC 把…关在外面 bǎ … guān zài wài miàn
Nancy always shuts the cat out at night.
晚上，南希总是把猫咪关在外面。
shut [sb/sth] out vtr phrasal sep: informal, figurative (not listen)
SC 不听
SC 对…充耳不闻
Brian shut out what Kate was saying; he didn't want to know.
布莱恩对凯特正在说的话充耳不闻，他就是不想知道。
shut [sth] out vtr phrasal sep: (sound, sight: block)
SC 阻断
SC 将…隔绝在外
Lauren tried to shut out the images in her mind.
劳伦想要将脑内的画面隔绝在外。
shut [sb/sth] out vtr phrasal sep: figurative (person: exclude)
SC 把…拒之门外 bǎ … jù zhī mén wài
The most exclusive sorority on campus usually shuts out most applicants.
校园里最排外的姐妹会通常把绝大多数申请者拒之门外。
shut [sb/sth] out vtr phrasal sep: US (team: prevent scoring) (比赛)
SC 使…不能得分
SC 阻止…得分 zǔ zhǐ dé fēn
The team's failure to shut the opposition out was extremely worrying.
队伍没能阻止对手得分，很令人担忧。