shed /ʃed/
noun
(often in compounds 常构成复合词)
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
a bicycle shed
自行车棚
(BrE) a garden shed
园艺工具棚
2
(BrE) （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
an engine shed
机车库
verb
【不规则形式】 shedding, shed, shed
[VN]
1
(often used in newspapers 常用于报章) 去除；摆脱
to get rid of sth that is no longer wanted
The factory is shedding a large number of jobs.
这家工厂正大批裁员。
a quick way to shed unwanted pounds (= extra weight or fat on your body)
快速减肥的方法
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。
2
(formal) 使落下；使掉下
to let sth fall; to drop sth
Luke shed his clothes onto the floor.
卢克把衣服脱在地板上。
A duck's feathers shed water immediately.
鸭子的羽毛不沾水。
3
(BrE) (of a vehicle 交通工具) 掉落（货物）
to lose or drop what it is carrying
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。
4
蜕；落
if an animal sheds its skin, or a plant sheds leaves, it loses them naturally
5
~ sth (on/over sb/sth)
散发出光；把光照到（或洒在）…上
to send light over sth; to let light fall somewhere
The candles shed a soft glow on her face.
蜡烛在她的脸上映着一层柔光。
6
(formal or literary) 流；洒
if you shed tears, you cry
She shed no tears when she heard he was dead.
她听到他的死讯时没流一滴眼泪。
7
(formal) （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
习语
cast/shed/throw light on sth
使（问题等）较容易理解
to make a problem, etc. easier to understand
Recent research has shed 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。
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