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 | |
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 |
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 |
1. | ~ sth 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. 博物馆一直在努力改变自己沉闷的形象。 |
2. | ~ sth 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. | ~ sth 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. | ~ sth 蜕；落if an animalsheds its skin, or a plantsheds 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. | ~ tears 哭；流泪to 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. | ~ blood （尤指在战争中）造成伤亡；使流血to kill or injure people, especially in a war |
