a strike that closed the mines and shut off coal supplies
导致矿井关闭、煤炭供应中断的一场罢工
c)shut yourself offALONE to avoid meeting and talking to other people 把自己封闭起来
shut yourself off from
He was cold and remote, shutting himself off from her completely.
他态度冷漠而疏远,和她彻底不来往了。
d)be shut off from somebody/somethingSEPARATE to be separated from other people or things, especially so that you are not influenced by them 与某人/某事物隔绝〔尤指因而没有受到其影响〕
The valley is shut off from the modern world.
这个山谷与现代世界完全隔绝。
Examples from the Corpus
shut yourself off• He shuts himself off from his two young daughters and composeslaments to his deadwife.• Students who avoid learning even the basics can shut themselves off from important sources in the field.• I shut myself off from the femalerace and channelled all my energy into my work.
be shut off from somebody/something• Virginia and Peter Stillman were shut off from him now.• These people are completely shut off from the rest of society.