| 单词 | shed |
| 释义 | Word Frequency shed 1(ʃɛd) noun 1. a small building or lean-to of light construction, used for storage, shelter, etc 2. a large roofed structure, esp one with open sides, used for storage, repairing locomotives, sheepshearing, etc 3. a large retail outlet in the style of a warehouse 4. New Zealand another name for freezing works 5. in the shed verbWord forms: sheds, shedding or shedded 6. (transitive) New Zealand to store (hay or wool) in a shed Derived forms shedlike (ˈshedˌlike) adjective Word origin Old English sced; probably variant of scead shelter, shadeWord Frequency shed 2(ʃɛd) verbWord forms: sheds, shedding or shed (mainly tr) 1. to pour forth or cause to pour forth to shed tears shed blood 2. shed light on 3. to cast off or lose the snake shed its skin trees shed their leaves 4. (of a lorry) to drop (its load) on the road by accident 5. to abolish or get rid of (jobs, workers, etc) 6. to repel this coat sheds water 7. (also intr) (in weaving) to form an opening between (the warp threads) in order to permit the passage of the shuttle 8. (transitive) dialect to make a parting in (the hair) noun 9. (in weaving) the space made by shedding 10. short for watershed 11. mainly Scottish a parting in the hair Derived forms shedable (ˈshedable) or sheddable (ˈsheddable) adjective Word origin Old English sceadan; related to Gothic skaidan, Old High German skeidan to separate; see sheathWord Frequency shed 3(ʃɛd) verbWord forms: sheds, shedding or shed 1. (transitive) to separate or divide off (some farm animals) from the remainder of a group a good dog can shed his sheep in a matter of minutes noun 2. (of a dog) the action of separating farm animals Derived forms shedding (ˈshedding) noun Word origin from shed2Word Frequency shed 4(ʃɛd) noun physics a former unit of nuclear cross section equal to 10–52 square metre Word origin C20: from shed1; so called by comparison to barn2 because of its smaller sizeWord Frequency she'd(ʃiːd) contraction of she had or she would |
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