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    seal off

    US /sil ɔf/

    ・

    UK /si:l ɔf/

    B1
    phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo close an entrance to a place
    The town decided to seal off the entrance to the abandoned mine

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    What's Inside These 8 Unique Creatures?

    29:40What's Inside These 8 Unique Creatures?
    • For example, they have specialized muscles that you won't find in most other fish, some in their mouth, which pump all that water into their stomach, some in their esophagus to seal off their stomach like a drain plug once it's full, and some in the base of their bellies, which contract to squeeze out water when they're ready to deflate.

      For example, they have specialized muscles that you won't find in most other fish, some in their mouth, which pump all that water into their stomach, some in their esophagus to seal off their stomach like a drain plug once it's full, and some in the base of their bellies, which contract to squeeze out water when they're ready to deflate.

    • For example, they have specialized muscles that you won't find in most other fish, some in their mouth, which pump all that water into their stomach, some in their esophagus to seal off their stomach like a drain plug once it's full, and

      For example, they have specialized muscles that you won't find in most other fish, some in their mouth, which pump all that water into their stomach, some in their esophagus to seal off their stomach like a drain plug once it's full, and

    B2

    Introduction to Solitary Bees

    05:19Introduction to Solitary Bees
    • Mason bees use mud to seal off the compartment, while leafcutter bees use cutouts of leaves or flower petals.

      Mason bees use mud to seal off the compartment, while leafcutter bees use cutouts of leaves or flower petals.

    • Mason bees use mud to seal off the compartment, while leafcutter bees use cutouts of leaves or flower petals.

      Mason bees use mud to seal off the compartment, while leafcutter bees use cutouts of leaves or flower petals.

    B2

    Weekly Address: What You Need to Know About Ebola

    04:35Weekly Address: What You Need to Know About Ebola
    • Trying to seal off an entire region of the world—if that were even possible—could actually make the situation worse.

      Trying to seal off an entire region of the world—if that were even possible—could actually make the situation worse.

    • Trying to seal off an entire region of the world-if that were

      Trying to seal off an entire region of the world-if that were

    A2

    Apple – WWDC 2016 Keynote

    02:51Apple – WWDC 2016 Keynote
    • So you know, this one would look cool if I could just take the sun over here, maybe put that up there in the corner, and then maybe a little seal off here on the side, just like that.

      So you know, this one would look cool if I could just take the sun over here, maybe put that up there in the corner, and then maybe a little seal off here on the side, just like that.

    • So you know, this one would look cool if I could just take the sun over here, maybe put that up there in the corner, and then maybe a little seal off here on the side, just like that.

      So you know, this one would look cool if I could just take the sun over here, maybe put that up there in the corner, and then maybe a little seal off here on the side, just like that.

    A2

    Carl Safina: "Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel" | Talks at Google

    57:30Carl Safina: "Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel" | Talks at Google
    • It washes the seal off, and then they get the seal that way.

      It washes the seal off, and then they get the seal that way.

    • like whales knocking a seal off an ice floe and lions

      like whales knocking a seal off an ice floe and lions

    B1

    Titanic: The History & Maiden Voyage of the Luxury Liner | Documentary

    28:35Titanic: The History & Maiden Voyage of the Luxury Liner | Documentary
    • He also activates the watertight doors below, that were essentially subdivisions in the hull, in order to seal off any given 16 compartments.

      He also activates the watertight doors below, that were essentially subdivisions in the hull, in order to seal off any given 16 compartments.

    • in order to seal off any given 16 compartments.

      in order to seal off any given 16 compartments.

    B2

    Fish Room Tour #7 Dean breeds Discus, Apistotrammas, Rams and Rare Plecos. Small Fish Room

    54:11Fish Room Tour #7 Dean breeds Discus, Apistotrammas, Rams and Rare Plecos. Small Fish Room
    • It'll seal off the top.

      It'll seal off the top.

    • it gets a lot of biofilm and it will seal off the top,

      it gets a lot of biofilm and it will seal off the top,

    B1

    Wrestling for Beginners: Your First 5 Moves to Master

    09:13Wrestling for Beginners: Your First 5 Moves to Master
    • Then from here, seal off, attack, hands, turn and face.

      Then from here, seal off, attack, hands, turn and face.

    • Then from here, seal off, attack hands, turn in face.

      Then from here, seal off, attack hands, turn in face.

    B1

    What North Korean Propaganda Tells Us About Kim Jong Un’s Weight Loss | WSJ

    02:28What North Korean Propaganda Tells Us About Kim Jong Un’s Weight Loss | WSJ
    • They're battling with the pandemic, but the regime has decided to seal off its borders, and that's created economic strife.

      They're battling with the pandemic, but the regime has decided to seal off its borders, and that's created economic strife.

    B1

    What's Inside A Puffer Fish?

    04:14What's Inside A Puffer Fish?
    • some in their esophagus, to seal off their stomach like a drain plug once it's full;

      some in their esophagus, to seal off their stomach like a drain plug once it's full;

    B2