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单词 shut-in
释义 shut-in
I. \ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective
Etymology: from past participle of shut in
1. : confined to one's home or an institution by illness or incapacity
 < made more than 7000 home visits to shut-in boys and girls — Dorothy Barclay >
2. : so encompassed as to be confined or cut off
 < thickly wooded foothills, broken knob country, and narrow valleys have made it … the most shut-in section of the state — American Guide Series: Tennessee >
3.
 a. : closed in : brooding, secretive
  < twisted, sad, with a bitter, shut-in face — Claudia Cassidy >
  < assumed the proud, shut-in look with which he guarded himself from doubt — Gordon Merrick >
 b. : tending to avoid social contact : withdrawn
  < diagnostic and prognostic significance of the shut-in personality type — S.K.Weinberg >
II. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
(-s)
1. : an invalid or incapacitated person who is confined to his home, a room, or his bed
 < through your love of music and your skill you can bring happiness to shut-insGirl Scout Handbk. >
2. : a narrow gorge-shaped part of an otherwise wide valley
3. : available oil or gas which is not being produced from an existing well
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