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单词 shed
释义 shed

shed /ʃed/

noun [C]
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B2 a small building, usually made of wood, used for storing things:
» a garden shed» a tool/bicycle shedThesaurus+: ↑Garden buildings and structuresThesaurus+: ↑Buildings for storing things
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F0 a large, simple building used for a particular activity:
» the lambing shedThesaurus+: ↑Garden buildings and structures
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Extra Examples:» She's planting seeds in the shed.» We keep our bikes in the shed.
verb (PRESENT TENSE shedding, PAST TENSE AND PAST PARTICIPLE shed) (GET RID OF) ↑Verb Endings for shed
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F0 [T] (often used in newspapers) to get rid of something you do not need or want:
» 900 jobs will be shed over the next few months.» Psychotherapy helped him to shed some of his insecurity/inhibitions.» I'm going on a diet to see if I can shed (= become thinner by losing) a few kilos.Thesaurus+: ↑Removing and getting rid of things , ↑Taking things away from someone or somewhere
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F0 [T] to lose a covering, such as leaves, hair, or skin, because it falls off naturally, or to drop something in a natural way or by accident:
» The trees shed their leaves in autumn.» They ran down to the sea, shedding clothes as they went.» UK A lorry had shed a load of gravel across the road.Thesaurus+: ↑Removing and getting rid of things , ↑Taking things away from someone or somewhere
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Extra Examples:» She's trying to shed her good girl image.» He's managed to shed eight kilos.» The bank is preparing to shed 200 branches from its 1,700 network.» After a six-month diet, she's shed five inches from her hips and six inches from her waist.» I was warm enough at that point to shed a few layers of clothing.
verb (PRESENT TENSE shedding, PAST TENSE AND PAST PARTICIPLE shed) (PRODUCE) ↑Verb Endings for shed
shed tears, blood, light, etc. C1 to produce tears, light, blood, etc.: » She shed a few tears at her daughter's wedding.» So much blood has been shed (= so many people have been badly hurt or killed) in this war.Thesaurus+: ↑Emitting and ejecting
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