1. shut 和 close 都表示“关、闭”，在很多情况下可换用。如：

Close/Shut the door.

He closed/shut his eyes.

Shops close/shut at 5：30.

They shut/closed the door on me.

He closed/shut his ears to our advice.

2. 两者的过去式和过去分词分别是 shut和 closed，都可用作形容词。如：

The windows were all closed/shut.

3. closed 可放在名词前作定语，而 shut 一般不这样用。如：

She is cleaning a closed window.

4. 表示“结束（会议等）；关闭（交通等）；遮住（表面）”等含义时，通常要用close 而不用 shut。如：

The meeting closed at six o’clock.

She closed her face with her hands.

They’ve closed the road for repairs.

5. 表示“禁闭”，通常用shut 而不用 close。如：

He was shut in the bedroom.