| 释义 |
shut oneself offIsolate oneself from other people: I couldn’t shut myself off forever...- Imagine the feelings that course through you as you brew your tea and anticipate the pleasure of shutting yourself off from the world for an afternoon.
- The director of the York branch of the Samaritans, said that farmers were suffering high stress levels because they were shutting themselves off from the world in a bid to stop the disease spreading.
- Hibernation is nature's way of shutting ourselves off as does growth a time to rest and recharge our energy.
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