shut in

1. (transitive)To confine.

   We need to shut the dog in so he doesn’t escape.

2. (transitive)To completely surround or enclose.

   surround completely

3. (dated, intransitive)To settle down, or fall; to arrive; (said of evening, etc.)

4. (transitive)To stop pumping oil from a site, ending production.

1. She shut herself up in her room.

   deSie hat sich in ihr Zimmer eingeschlossen. — MUIRIEL

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2. Tom shut himself up in his room.

   ruТом заперся в своей комнате. — odexed

   deTom schloss sich in sein Zimmer ein. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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3. Tom shut himself up in his bedroom.

   deTom hat sich in seinem Schlafzimmer eingeschlossen. — al_ex_an_der

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4. I think the only problem I have now is being shut in at home.

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5. The burglar shut the child in the closet.

   ruГрабитель закрыл ребенка в шкафу. — odexed

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irregular · Lesson

• shut upзробити, робитиTo close (a building) so that no one can enter.
• shut outзакрити, закриватиTo prevent from entering; to block or exclude.
• shut inобмежувати, вкладатиTo confine.
• shut downвимкнути, вимикатиTo close, terminate, or end; to stop operating, either permanently or temporarily.
• shut awayприбрати, прибиратиTo isolate (someone) in a closed-off area or room.
• shut offTo stop or turn off by closing something, such as a valve.