to stop talking or making a noise, or to make someone do this

I wish you'd shut up for a moment and listen to what the rest of 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。

Just shut up and get on with your work! 快闭上嘴巴继续工作！

My dad never stops talking. It's impossible to shut him up! 我父亲不停地说话。简直不可能让他停下来！

figurative If you breathe a single word to the police, we'll shut you up for good (= kill you). 如果你向警察透露一个字，我们会让你永远闭上嘴。

to stop someone from talking about a particular subject or from complaining or asking for things

The kids kept saying how hungry they were, so their father gave them some biscuits to shut them 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。

to keep a person or animal in a closed place

She can't spend her whole life shut up in her office. 她不能一辈子都呆在办公室里不出来。

to close a shop or other business for a period of time, usually when business is finished for the day

By the time we got there, all the market traders were shutting up. 我们到那儿的时候，所有的店铺都关门打烊了。