"The trees were shutting out all sunlight"
"This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country"
1.把…关在门外;使…不能进入
If youshut something or someoneout, you prevent them from getting into a place, for example by closing the doors.
shut out
e.g. 'Ishut himout of the bedroom,' says Maureen...
“我把他关在了卧室外面，”莫琳说。
e.g. I was set toshutout anyone else who came knocking.
其他任何人来敲门，我都决意将其拒之门外。
2.摒弃，阻断(念头、情感等)
If youshut out a thought or a feeling, you prevent yourself from thinking or feeling it.
e.g. Ishutout the memory which was too painful to dwell on...
我不再去回忆那些痛苦不堪的往事了。
e.g. The figures represent such overwhelming human misery that the mind wants toshut itout.
这些数据表明人类经受了如此深重的苦难，对此人们都不愿想起。
3.把…排除在外
If youshut someoneout of something, you prevent them from having anything to do with it.
e.g. She is very reclusive, to the point of shutting meout of her life...
她遁世索居，以至将我排除在她生活之外。
e.g. They refused to allow Republicans to offer amendments, effectively shutting themout of the process...
他们拒不允许共和党人提出修正案，实际上是将他们排除在了进程之外。
1. 排除(可能性等)：shrug off 耸肩表示对...不屑理睬 |shutout 排除(可能性等) | side by side 肩并肩地;同时地
2. 排除：show up使呈现,使醒目 |shutout排除 | sit in列席,旁听
3. shut out的近义词
3. 把...排斥在外：show up 显露,暴露;露面,来到 |shutout 把...排斥在外 | sit in on 列席(会议),旁听
4. 把...关在外面：show up=使吴现,使醒目 |shutout=把...关在外面 | speed up=加速
