单词 | shed |
释义 | shed 1. n.   1. a one-storeyed structure usu. of wood for storage or shelter for animals etc., or as a workshop.   2. a large roofed structure with one side open, for storing or maintaining machinery etc.   3. Austral. & NZ an open-sided building for shearing sheep or milking cattle. Etymology: app. var. of SHADE(1) 2. v.tr. (shedding; past and past part. shed)   1. let or cause to fall off (trees shed their leaves).   2. take off (clothes).   3. reduce (an electrical power load) by disconnection etc.   4. cause to fall or flow (shed blood; shed tears).   5. disperse, diffuse, radiate (shed light). Phrases and idioms shed light on see LIGHT(1). Etymology: OE sc(e)adan f. Gmc |
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