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shutter

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Số nhiều: shuttersQuá khứ: shutteredPhân từ 2: shutteredV-ing: shutteringSo sánh hơn: nullSo sánh nhất: null

The word evokes a sense of total occlusion and finality. In a residential context, it suggests protection from the elements or a desire for absolute privacy, creating a physical barrier between the interior sanctuary and the chaotic exterior world. When applied to business or economics, the term carries a heavy, often somber tone. It implies more than just closing for the day; it suggests a definitive end, a failure, or a forced cessation of activity, mirroring the way a physical shutter slams shut to seal a building.

Countable when referring to the physical hardware on a window or a camera.

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Danh từ

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A hinged cover for a window or a device that controls light entering a camera.

"The wooden shutters rattled in the wind."

Ngoại động từ

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"The city decided to shutter the old library."

Nội động từ

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To close a window or door using shutters.

"The shop shutters automatically at midnight."

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