/ʃed ||; ʃɛd/noun
[C] a small building that is used for keeping things or animals in 棚屋,小屋(用以储物或畜养牲口):
a garden shed花园小棚a bicycle shed自行车棚a cattle shed牛棚☞picture on page C7 见C7页插图
1 to lose sth because it falls off 脱落;剥落;蜕下:
This snake sheds its skin every year.这种蛇每年都蜕皮。Autumn is coming and the trees are beginning to shed their leaves.秋天将至,树木开始落叶。
2 to get rid of or remove sth that is not wanted 摆脱;除去
shed blood(written 书面语) to kill or injure people 杀人;伤人
shed light on sth to make sth clear and easy to understand 使清晰或容易明白
shed tears to cry 哭;落泪
shed1/ʃɛd; ʃed/n [C] a small building used especially for storing things〔尤为贮藏物品用的〕棚屋﹐小库房: a tool shed 工具房
shed2v [T] past tense and past participle shed present participle shedding 1 to get rid of something that you do not want 去掉﹐摆脱〔不想要的东西〕: He needs to shed some weight. 他需减轻些体重。The company are planning to shed 200 jobs. 公司打算裁减掉200 个工作岗位。 2 shed light on sth to make something easier to understand by providing new information 使某事变得清晰[易于理解]3 if a plant or animal sheds part of itself, that part falls off naturally〔植物〕落叶﹔〔动物〕蜕皮﹐脱毛: Many trees shed their leaves in winter. 许多树在冬天落叶。4 shed tearsliterary to cry【文】落泪﹐掉眼泪5 shed bloodliterary to kill or injure people, especially during a war【文】〔尤指战争中的〕喋血﹐造成伤亡
shedshedshedsshedding2verb (sheds, shedding, shed, has shed)to lose something because it falls off: The snake shed its skin.shedshedsheds1noun a small building where you keep things or animals: We keep our tools in the garden shed.