shut off

電源を切る、停止する

機械や照明、電気製品の動作を止める。

やさしい英語で： To make a machine, light, or electrical device stop working.

• Shut off the light.
• The engine shut off without warning.
• Did you shut the television off before leaving?

使い方： shut something off (Please shut the computer off.); shut off (The heater shuts off automatically.)

類義語： turn off, switch off

反対語： turn on

よく使う表現： shut off lights, shut off something

供給を止める、元栓を閉める

水やガスなどの通り道を閉じて、流れを止める。

やさしい英語で： To stop water, gas, or another supply from flowing by closing its path.

• Shut off the water first.
• They shut the gas off after finding a leak.
• Where can we shut off the fuel supply?

使い方： shut something off (She shut the gas off at the valve.)

類義語： cut off, turn off

よく使う表現： shut off water, shut off gas

隔離する、遮断する

人や物を周囲から切り離し、外との接触を断つ。

やさしい英語で： To separate someone or something from other people, places, or contact.

• He shut himself off from everyone.
• The flood shut the village off from the outside world.
• Why have you shut yourself off from your family?

使い方： shut someone/something off from someone/something (The mountains shut the village off from nearby towns.); shut oneself off from someone/something (She shut herself off from her friends.)

類義語： isolate, cut off, separate

よく使う表現： shut off someone, shut off something