门户紧闭 meaning in English

with the doors tightly shut

Away goes the devil when he finds the door shut against him
看见门户紧闭，魔鬼也要离开。
It was the same through which , twenty - four years ago , he had been conducted by a silent and nocturnal guard ; the houses , to - day so smiling and animated , were on that night dark , mute , and closed
二十四年以前，他在夜里被一言不发的宪兵押走的时候，也是走的这条街。那些房子，今天虽充满欢乐富有生气，那天晚上却黑乎乎静悄悄的，门户紧闭着。 ”
An hour before sunrise in the city there is an air of cold , solitary desolation about the noiseless streets , which we are accustomed to seeing thronged at other times by a busy , eager crowd , and over the quiet , closely shut buildings which throughout the day are swarming with life
日出前的一小时，城里一片冷清和孤寂，我们惯于看到的在一日中其他时刻挤满匆忙人群的大街变得空荡荡、静悄悄；整天人来人往、活动频繁的房屋，此刻门户紧闭、寂静无声。