shut in

einsperren

Jemanden oder etwas an einem Ort festhalten, sodass er oder es nicht hinauskommen kann.

In einfachem Englisch: To keep someone or something inside a place so they cannot leave.

• Do not shut the cat in.
• She accidentally shut herself in the bathroom.
• We were shut in the house by heavy snow.

So benutzt man es: shut someone/something in + place (They shut the dog in the kitchen.)

Synonyme: confine, lock in

Gegenteile: let out, release

Häufige Wendungen: shut someone in, shut something in

umschließen, umgeben

Einen Ort von allen Seiten umgeben, sodass er abgeschlossen wirkt.

In einfachem Englisch: To surround a place completely, making it feel closed off.

• High walls shut in the garden.
• The valley was shut in by mountains.
• Tall buildings shut in the little courtyard.

So benutzt man es: be shut in by something (The village is shut in by steep hills.)

Synonyme: enclose, surround

Häufige Wendungen: shut in a valley, shut in the garden

einen Brunnen stilllegen

Den Ölfluss aus einer Bohrung stoppen und damit ihre Förderung einstellen.

In einfachem Englisch: To stop oil from flowing out of a well, ending its production.

• They shut in the oil well.
• Several wells were shut in after the storm.
• Falling prices forced the company to shut in production.

So benutzt man es: shut in something (The operator shut in the well after the leak.)

Synonyme: halt production

Häufige Wendungen: shut in a well, shut in oil wells