| 释义 |
shedshed1 /ʃɛd / noun [countable] a small building where things are stored（存放物品的）棚屋◆Put the lawnmower back in the shed.把割草机放回棚屋。◆a tool shed工具棚
shedshed2 /ʃɛd / verb (present participle shed·ding, past tense, past participle shed)- [intransitive, transitive] (
biology生物) to lose something, such as hair or skin, because it falls off脱（毛）；蜕（皮）；脱落◆This snake sheds its skin every year.这种蛇每年蜕皮。◆The cat shed all over my new jacket!猫身上掉毛，弄得我的新夹克衫上到处都是！◆Fall is coming and the trees are beginning to shed their leaves.秋天到了，树开始落叶。
- [transitive] to get rid of or remove something that is not wanted摆脱；去除◆The town hopes to shed its image as a dull place.该镇希望能改变其沉闷的形象。◆Companies in the area have shed thousands of jobs in the past year.这个地区的企业去年裁掉了数千个工作岗位。
 ●shed blood (formal) (usually passive通常用被动语态) to kill or injure people造成伤亡；使流血◆A great deal of blood was shed during the war.战争中伤亡惨重。●shed light on sthto make something clear and easy to understand阐明；使更容易理解●shed tears (formal) to cry流泪；哭泣◆It was a sad occasion and many tears were shed.在这个伤心的场合，很多人落泪。 |