put up the shutters

Janet and Harry have put up the shutters. I see, it must be seven o'clock.

珍妮特和哈里已经关店了, 看来一定有七点钟了吧.

In one breath Xiangzi ran to the little shop on the south side. To preserve some warmth, it had already put up its shutters, but money could be paid in and purchases handed out through a small window.

祥子一气跑到南边的小铺，铺中为保存暖气，已经上了门，由个小窗洞收钱递货。

We'll get no more customers today, so let's put up the shutters and go home.

今天不会再有顾客来了, 我们打烊回家吧.

More than 70 000 shopkeepers have been forced to put up the shutters in the past year.

去年，有7万多家商店被迫关了门。

The light came from thence; they had not put up the shutters, and the curtains were only half closed.

灯光从那儿照出来，他们还没有关上百叶窗，窗帘也只是半开半掩。

(British English,figurative)More than 70 000 shopkeepers have been forced to put up the shutters (= close down their businesses) in the past year.

去年，有7万多家商店被迫关了门。