shutter

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shut·ter1 /ˈʃʌtə $ -ər/ noun [countableC]

[usually plural]DH one of a pair of wooden or metal covers on the outside of a window that can be closed to keep light out or prevent thieves from coming in 百叶窗；窗板 →4 See picture of 见图 WINDOW →5 see picture at 见图 blind3

2. TCPa part of a camera that opens for a very short time to let light onto the film 〔照相机的〕快门 →4 See picture of 见图 CAMERA

Examples from the Corpus

shutter• But penning in this raucous melee are buildings that seem all shutters and grids.• Interior shutters, from a wide range to order, from about £70 for the natural finish shown.• City walls, narrow streets, open shutters, old women sitting outside in the early evening.• When he threw open shutters to let in air and light, pictures sprang at her from the walls.• So, today, you might find taupe siding with creamy off-white shutters and a burgundy front door.• Otherwise use Venetian blinds in plastic or wood which can be easily wiped, or wooden shutters, or no covering at all.

shutter2 verb [transitiveT]

American EnglishAmE to close a business, office etc for a short time or permanently 〔暂时或永久地〕使停业，使关闭

The company shuttered its Hong Kong business a year ago.

这家公司一年前停止了在香港的业务。

Examples from the Corpus

shutter• The snowstorm forced the company to shutter 100 of its stores.• If found guilty, the offending brokerages could be shuttered and officials imprisoned, ministry officials said.• The windows were all shuttered and what paint was left was peeling off in huge flakes.• All the windows were shuttered as if we were in the depths of winter.• The Embassy is locked, shuttered, barred.• The true childhood home is roughly where the shuttered computer store stands, though the town has yet to acknowledge the mistake.• The firm shuttered its Hong Kong investment banking business a year ago, two years after opening it.• Earl grabbed the girl, looked right then left down the row of shuttered summer cottages, and shoved the girl inside.• Kells itself was shuttered till the afternoon.

Origin shutter1

(1500-1600) → SHUT1

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