shed

noun

1. 简易房，棚（用于贮藏物品）
   a small simple building, usually built of wood or metal, used for keeping things in
   1. a bicycle shed
      自行车棚
   2. a garden shed
      园艺工具棚
2. （工业上用于生产或存放设备的）厂房，工棚，库房
   a large industrial building, used for working in or keeping equipment
   1. an engine shed
      机车库
3. 剪羊毛棚；挤奶棚
   a building with open sides where the wool is cut off sheep (= they are sheared ) or where cows are milked

verb

去除 get rid of

1. 去除；摆脱
   to get rid of sth that is no longer wanted
   1. The factory is shedding a large number of jobs.
      这家工厂正大批裁员。
   2. a quick way to shed unwanted pounds (= extra weight or fat on your body)
      快速减肥的方法
   3. Museums have been trying hard to shed their stuffy image.
      博物馆一直努力改变自己沉闷的形象。

使落下 drop

2. 使落下；使掉下
   to let sth fall; to drop sth
   1. Luke shed his clothes onto the floor.
      卢克把衣服脱在地板上。
   2. A duck's feathers shed water immediately.
      鸭子的羽毛不沾水。
3. 掉落（货物）
   to lose or drop what it is carrying
   1. The traffic jam was caused by a lorry shedding its load .
      交通堵塞是因为一辆卡车掉下了货物。

皮；叶 skin/leaves

4. 蜕；落
   if an animal sheds its skin, or a plant sheds leaves, it loses them naturally

光 light

5. 散发出光；把光照到（或洒在）…上
   to send light over sth; to let light fall somewhere
   1. The candles shed a soft glow on her face.
      蜡烛在她的脸上映着一层柔光。

眼泪 tears

6. 流；洒
   if you shed tears, you cry
   1. She shed no tears when she heard he was dead.
      她听到他的死讯时没流一滴眼泪。

血 blood

7. （尤指在战争中）造成伤亡；使流（血）
   if you shed blood, you kill or injure people, especially in a war

The form shed is used in the present tense and in the past tense and past participle of the verb. shed 的过去式和过去分词与原形相同。


1. (用于储存园艺工具等的)简易房，小棚屋，小屋
   A shed is a small building that is used for storing things such as garden tools.
   1. ...a garden shed.
      园艺工艺棚
2. (车站、港口、工厂等里面的)棚式建筑物，厂房,工棚,库房
   A shed is a large shelter or building, for example at a railway station, port, or factory.
   1. ...disused railway sheds.
      废弃的铁路工棚
3. 落(叶);蜕(皮);脱(毛)
   When a tree sheds its leaves, its leaves fall off in the autumn. When an animal sheds hair or skin, some of its hair or skin drops off.
   1. Some of the trees were already beginning to shed their leaves.
      有些树已经开始落叶了。
   2. ...a snake who has shed its skin.
      已经蜕皮的蛇
4. 摆脱;去除;抛弃
   To shed something means to get rid of it.
   1. The firm is to shed 700 jobs...
      公司将裁员 700 人。
   2. He had maintained a rigid diet, shedding some twenty pounds.
      他严格地坚持节食，减了差不多 20 磅。
   3. ...a city trying to shed its rough image.
      试图摆脱其治安混乱的形象的城市
5. (卡车等)意外地掉落(货物)
   If a lorry sheds its load, the goods that it is carrying accidentally fall onto the road.
   1. A lorry piled with scrap metal had shed its load.
      一辆载满废金属的卡车掉货了。
6. 流，洒,落(泪)
   If you shed tears, you cry.
   1. They will shed a few tears at their daughter's wedding.
      他们会在女儿的婚礼上落泪的。
7. 屠杀;导致惨死;(通常指在战争中)流血死亡,惨死
   To shed blood means to kill people in a violent way. If someone sheds their blood, they are killed in a violent way, usually when they are fighting in a war.
   1. Gunmen in Ulster shed the first blood of the new year...
      阿尔斯特的持枪歹徒制造了新一年的首起流血事件。
   2. Others promised to 'shed our blood and sacrifice our lives to oppose the invaders'.
      其他人承诺要“抛头颅、洒热血、抗击侵略者”。
8. to shed light on something → see: light

1. The group has already shed 10,000 jobs
   该集团已经裁去1万个工作岗位。
2. I peered around the edge of the shed — there was no sign of anyone else.
   我仔细察看了棚子周边，没有其他人。
3. The damp bricks went along a conveyor belt into another shed to dry.
   潮湿的砖块由传送带送进另一间小屋进行干燥。
4. Vegetarianism has shed its cranky image
   素食主义者已经摆脱了其古怪的形象。
5. As rural factories shed labour, people drift towards the cities.
   由于农村的工厂纷纷裁员，人们逐渐流向城市。
6. There is no heating in the shed, so the dogs would be bitterly cold at night
   小屋里没有供暖设备，所以这些狗夜里会非常冷。
7. Stuart Tannahill's shed is a veritable hive of photographic creativity.
   斯图尔特·坦纳希尔的小屋是个名副其实的摄影创意中心。
8. A new approach offers an answer, and may shed light on an even bigger question.
   新的方法提供了一个答案，并且可能让人们对一个更大的问题有进一步的了解。
9. The three of us manhandled the uncovered dinghy out of the shed.
   我们三个人把无篷小划艇推出了棚子。
10. The shed was secured by a hasp and staple fastener.
    棚屋由一个搭钩和U型扣件固定着。
11. Some of the trees were already beginning to shed their leaves.
    有些树已经开始落叶了。
12. The firm is to shed 700 jobs
    公司将裁员700人。
13. He had maintained a rigid diet, shedding some twenty pounds.
    他严格地坚持节食，减了差不多20磅。
14. A lorry piled with scrap metal had shed its load.
    一辆载满废金属的卡车掉货了。
15. They will shed a few tears at their daughter's wedding.
    他们会在女儿的婚礼上落泪的。
16. Others promised to 'shed our blood and sacrifice our lives to oppose the invaders'.
    其他人承诺要“抛头颅、洒热血、抗击侵略者”。
17. The company yesterday shed a sixth of its workforce.
    这家公司昨天裁掉了1/6的员工。
18. That summer she had shed the weight gained during pregnancy, her body was trim and taut.
    那年夏天，她减去了怀孕期间增加的体重，身材又变得修长而健美。
19. I didn't shed a single tear.
    我一滴眼泪也没掉。
20. I trotted down the steps and out to the shed
    我小步跑下台阶，奔向外面的小屋。
21. I shut the shed door and wedged it with a log of wood
    我关上小屋的门，并用一根木棍将门楔住。
22. He made his way along a well-trodden path towards the shed.
    他顺着一条常有人走的小路走向小屋。
23. The walls of the dilapidated shed lean outward.
    那座破棚屋的墙向外倾。
24. Let's put up a shed here for the time being.
    我们暂时在这里搭个棚吧。
25. Their blood was not shed in vain.
    他们的血没有白流。
26. The ducklings have shed their yellow down.
    小鸭褪了黄毛。
27. After searching for him everywhere, she finally ran him to earth in the garden shed.
    她把所有的地方都找遍了，最后终于在花园棚子里找到了他。
28. It was not easy in the shed, in winter it was a veritable ice-box.
    在这木棚里工作是很不容易的，这木棚冬天是个名副其实的冰箱。
29. That camel has just shed.
    那只骆驼刚脱了毛。
30. Tools hanging up in the shed are never used.
    挂在木屋中的工具从未用过。

  shed cabin hut【导航词义：小屋】

  shed n. 棚子，小屋

〔辨析〕尤指用于存放东西的简易狭小的棚屋，常用木头搭建。

  cabin n. 小屋

〔辨析〕尤指建于林中或山上的小木屋，通常较简陋。

  hut n. 小屋，茅舍

〔辨析〕多指用木头或茅草搭建的简陋小屋，可为一间或两间，一般比cabin 还要小，还要简陋。

v.

cast/shed/throw light on sth

• 使（问题等）较容易理解
  to make a problem, etc. easier to understand
  1. Recent research has thrown new light on the causes of the disease.
     最近的研究可以使人进一步了解导致这种疾病的原因。

noun

1. an outbuilding with a single story

verb

1. cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
   1. our dog sheds every Spring

   Synonym:    moltexuviatemoultslough

2. get rid of
   1. he shed his image as a pushy boss
   2. shed your clothes

   Synonym:    castcast offshake offthrowthrow offthrow awaydrop

3. cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over
   1. spill the beans all over the table

   Synonym:    spilldisgorge

4. pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities
   1. shed tears
   2. spill blood
   3. God shed His grace on Thee

   Synonym:    spillpour forth

adj

1. shed at an early stage of development
   1. most amphibians have caducous gills
   2. the caducous calyx of a poppy

   Synonym:    caducous