English Dictionary

shut in

動詞

他動詞 古風 自動詞

(transitive) To confine. / (transitive) To completely surround or enclose. / (intransitive, dated) To settle down, or fall; to arrive; (said of evening, etc.)

日本語の意味

（他動詞）閉じ込める、監禁する / （他動詞）完全に囲む、取り囲む / （自動詞、古風な表現）沈む、降り始める、（夕方などが）到来する

They decided to shut in the animals at night to protect them from predators.

彼らは捕食者から守るために、夜は動物を閉じ込めることにした。

意味（1）

(transitive) To confine.

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

意味（2）

(transitive) To completely surround or enclose.

意味（3）

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

Then there are the golden hues of twilight shadowed in the lake, and the light veil of mist drawing across the foliage of the valley as the evening shuts in upon it.

shuts in （ present singular third-person ）

shutting in （ participle present ）

shut in （ participle past ）

shut in （ past ）