shed /ʃɛd/ CET4 TEM4 ( shedding, sheds )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A shed is a small building that is used for storing things such as garden tools. (用于存放园艺工具等的) 棚屋

  例：

  ...a garden shed.

  …一个园艺工具棚。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT A shed is a large shelter or building, for example, at a train station, port, or factory. (车站、港口、工厂等的) 棚式建筑

  例：

  ...a vast factory shed.

  …一座巨大的厂房。

• 3. 

  V-T 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. 落 (叶); 脱 (发); 蜕 (皮)

  例：

  Some of the trees were already beginning to shed their leaves.

  有些树已经开始落叶了。

• 4. 

  V-T To shed something means to get rid of it. 去除; 摆脱 [正式]

  例：

  The firm is to shed 700 jobs.

  这个公司将裁掉700个工作岗位。

• 5. 

  V-T If you shed tears, you cry. 落 (泪)

  例：

  They will shed a few tears at their daughter's wedding.

  他们在女儿的婚礼上会落些泪。

• 6. 

  V-T 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. 洒 (热血) [正式]

  例：

  ...young warriors, eager to shed blood.

  …渴望洒热血的年轻武士们。

• 7. 

  to shed light on something →see light