shutter

noun

/ˈʃʌtə(r)/

/ˈʃʌtər/

Idioms

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[usually plural] one of a pair of wooden or metal covers that can be closed over the outside of a window to keep out light or protect the windows from damage
- to open/close the shutters
- They explored, throwing open the shutters in each of the big rooms.
- (British English, figurative) More than 70 000 shopkeepers have been forced to put up the shutters (= close down their businesses) in the past year.
Extra Examples
- Daylight was filtering through the shutters when he woke up.
- He threw open the shutters to cool the room.
- She could be seen waiting for him behind half-closed shutters.
- The store had put up the shutters for the night.
Topics Houses and homesc1, Buildingsc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- closed
- open
- metal
- …
verb + shutter
- have
- fling open
- fold back
- …
shutter + verb
- be down
- come down
preposition
- behind shutter a/the
- through shutter a/the
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the part of a camera that opens to allow light to pass through the lens when you take a photograph
- the quiet click of the shutter
Extra Examples
- You will need a fast shutter speed to photograph racing.
- As the princess approached you could hear hundreds of camera shutters clicking.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- camera
verb + shutter
- click
- press
shutter + verb
- click
shutter + noun
- speed
- button
- release
- …
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Idioms

bring/put down the shutters

to stop letting somebody know what your thoughts or feelings are; to stop letting yourself think about something
- He brought down the shutters on the image of the dying girl.
- I could feel the shutters coming down in her mind.

单词	shutter
释义	shutter noun /ˈʃʌtə(r)/ /ˈʃʌtər/ Idioms jump to other results enlarge image enlarge image [usually plural] one of a pair of wooden or metal covers that can be closed over the outside of a window to keep out light or protect the windows from damage to open/close the shutters They explored, throwing open the shutters in each of the big rooms. (British English, figurative) More than 70 000 shopkeepers have been forced to put up the shutters (= close down their businesses) in the past year. Extra Examples Daylight was filtering through the shutters when he woke up. He threw open the shutters to cool the room. She could be seen waiting for him behind half-closed shutters. The store had put up the shutters for the night. Topics Houses and homesc1, Buildingsc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective closed open metal … verb + shutter have fling open fold back … shutter + verb be down come down preposition behind shutter a/the through shutter a/the See full entry the part of a camera that opens to allow light to pass through the lens when you take a photograph the quiet click of the shutter Extra Examples You will need a fast shutter speed to photograph racing. As the princess approached you could hear hundreds of camera shutters clicking. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective camera verb + shutter click press shutter + verb click shutter + noun speed button release … See full entry Idioms bring/put down the shutters to stop letting somebody know what your thoughts or feelings are; to stop letting yourself think about something He brought down the shutters on the image of the dying girl. I could feel the shutters coming down in her mind.
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