shed
noun
verb
ʃed
noun
1
a
small
building,
often
made
of
wood,
used
especially
for
storing
things
棚屋，小屋; 货棚
a
tool
shed
工具棚
a
cattle
shed
牛棚
2
a
large
industrial
building
where
work
is
done,
large
vehicles
are
kept,
machinery
is
stored
〔用作车间、停放大型车辆或存放机器等的〕工棚，厂房，库房
verb
3
GET RID OF
去掉
to
get
rid
of
something
that
you
no
longer
need
or
want
去除，摆脱〔不需要或不想要的东西〕
The
company
is
planning
to
shed
about
a
quarter
of
its
workforce.
这家公司正计划裁减四分之一的人员。
The
magazine
is
desperately
trying
to
shed
its
old-fashioned
image.
这份杂志急于摆脱其守旧的形象。
a
diet
to
help
you
shed
pounds
帮助你减肥的食谱
4
shed light
a.
to
make
something
easier
to
understand,
by
providing
new
or
better
information
b.
if
something
sheds
light,
it
lights
the
area
around
it
发出光线; 照亮，照射
[+
on
]
Recent
research
has
shed
light
on
the
causes
of
the
disease.
最近的研究使人们对这种疾病的成因有了更多的了解。
Investigators
hope
to
shed
light
on
what
started
the
fire.
调查人员希望找出起火原因。
The
lamp
shed
a
harsh
yellow
light.
这盏灯发出刺眼的黄光。
5
PLANTS/ANIMALS
植物/动物
if
a
plant
sheds
its
leaves
or
if
an
animal
sheds
skin
or
hair,
they
fall
off
as
part
of
a
natural
process
〔植物〕落〔叶〕;〔动物〕蜕〔皮〕，脱〔毛〕
The
trees
were
starting
to
shed
their
leaves
.
这些树开始落叶了。
As
it
grows,
a
snake
will
regularly
shed
its
skin
.
蛇在成长的过程中会定期蜕皮。
6
DROP/FALL
落下
to
drop
something
or
allow
it
to
fall
落下，使〔某物〕脱落
BrE :
He
strode
across
the
bathroom,
shedding
wet
clothes
as
he
went.
他大步走过浴室，边走边把湿衣服脱下来。
shed
a
load
A
lorry
shed
its
load
of
steel
bars
on
the
M25.
25 号高速公路上有一辆大卡车掉落了车上载的钢条。
7
shed blood
to
kill
or
injure
people,
especially
during
a
war
or
a
fight
流血〔尤指战争或打斗中的杀戮或伤害〕
Too
much
blood
has
already
been
shed
in
this
conflict.
这次冲突已经造成太多的伤亡了。
8
shed tears
to
cry
[尤文] 流泪
especially literary
She
had
not
shed
a
single
tear
during
the
funeral.
在葬礼上她没流一滴眼泪。
9
WATER
水
if
something
sheds
water,
the
water
flows
off
its
surface,
instead
of
sinking
into
it
不沾〔水〕