/??t/present participleshutting|past tense and past participleshutinformalB2tostoptalkingor making anoise, or to make someone do this使（某人）闭嘴，使（某人）停止说话Iwishyou'dshutup for amomentandlistento what therestof us have to say.我希望你能闭上嘴巴安静一会儿，听听我们其他人说什么。Justshutup and get on withyourwork!快闭上嘴巴继续工作！Mydadneverstopstalking. It'simpossibletoshuthim up!我父亲不停地说话。简直不可能让他停下来！figurativeIf youbreatheasingleword to thepolice, we'llshutyou upfor good(=killyou).如果你向警察透露一个字，我们会让你永远闭上嘴。tostopsomeone fromtalkingabout aparticularsubjector fromcomplainingoraskingfor things使（某人）不再谈论（某话题）；堵住（某人）的嘴巴Thekidskeptsaying howhungrythey were, sotheirfathergave them somebiscuitstoshutthem up.孩子们总嚷嚷说自己饿了，于是他们的父亲给了一些饼干堵住他们的嘴。More examples
Iwishforonceshe'dshutup andlistento what someoneelsehas to say.
