閉める, 閉じる; 閉まる (close)
shut the door
♔基本shut the door
戸を閉める
⦣ shut+名詞
Shut your eyes and go to sleep.
Shut your eyes and go to sleep.
目をつぶって眠ねむりなさい.
This window won't shut.
♔基本This window won't shut.
この窓はなかなか閉まらない.
⦣ 主語+shut.
This store shuts at six.
This store shuts at six.
この店は6時に閉まる[閉店する].
He shut the book and closed his eyes.
関連語He shut the book and closed his eyes.
彼は本を閉じて目をつぶった.
⦣ 現在形なら He shuts ~.
類似語shut と close はほとんど同じ意味で使われるが, shut は「ぴしゃりと強く」, close は「ゆっくりと静かに」という感じ.
The gate was shut at once.
The gate was shut at once.
門は直ちに閉められた.
⦣ shut は過去分詞で受け身の文. was助動❷
Keep your mouth shut.
Keep your mouth shut.
(おまえの口を閉じられたままにしておけ)お黙だまり.
⦣ shutは過去分詞で形容詞のように使われたもの. keep AB (形容詞)は「AをB(の状態)にしておく」.
He was shutting the windows.
He was shutting the windows.
彼は窓を閉めていた.
⦣ 過去進行形の文. was助動❶