shut

閉める、閉じる

ドアや窓などを動かして、開いている部分をふさぐ。

やさしい英語で： To move a door, window, or similar object so its opening is covered.

• Please shut the window.
• He shut the door behind him.
• She shut her eyes and listened.

類義語： close

反対語： open

よく使う表現： shut the door, shut a window, shut your eyes, shut the gate

閉ざす

考えや感情、情報を受け入れたり、考慮したりすることを拒む。

やさしい英語で： To refuse to accept or consider ideas, feelings, or information.

• He shut his mind to new ideas.
• She has shut her heart to love.
• Don’t shut your mind to advice from younger people.

使い方： shut one’s mind to something (He shut his mind to any suggestion of change.); shut one’s heart to someone/something (She shut her heart to him after their argument.)

類義語： close

反対語： open

よく使う表現： shut your mind, shut your heart

閉まった、閉じた

開いていた部分がふさがったり、両側が合わさったりして、何も通れない。

やさしい英語で： With its opening covered or its parts brought together, so nothing can pass through.

• The door is shut.
• She kept her eyes shut during the ride.
• Is the garden gate still shut?

類義語： closed

反対語： open

よく使う表現： shut door, keep something shut, shut tight

休業中の、閉鎖された

営業していない、または閉鎖されていて、人が利用できない。

やさしい英語で： Closed or unavailable, so people cannot use it or do business there.

• The shop is shut today.
• Both banks were shut when we arrived.
• Is the swimming pool shut for repairs?

使い方： shut for something (The office is shut for the holidays.); shut to someone (The museum is shut to visitors today.)

類義語： closed

反対語： open

よく使う表現： shop is shut, shut for lunch, shut to visitors

閉鎖、閉じること

何かを閉じる動作、または閉じる瞬間。

やさしい英語で： The act or moment of closing something.

• We heard the shut of the gate.
• He returned at the shut of day.
• The shut of the door ended their conversation.

使い方： the shut of something (They left at the shut of day.)

類義語： closing, close

反対語： opening

よく使う表現： shut of something, shut of day