shed

英 [ʃed] 美 [ʃed]

vt.除掉；使脱落；使流出；使清晰 n.小屋；车棚

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◉Usage Examples

(1) This method can help students shed inhibitions.

(2) Most trees shed their leaves in autumn.

(3) It's too late to change your mind now and there is no point in shedding tears.

(4) Can you shed any light on the situation?

(5) The snow has banked up against the shed.

(1) 这一方法能帮助学生去除顾虑。

(2) 大多数树在秋天落叶。

(3) 你现在改变主意已经太迟了,而且为此伤心落泪是毫无用处的。

(4) 你能说明一下这个情形吗？

(5) 雪在小屋旁聚积起来。

◉Usage notes

The small, simple building in your yard where you keep tools or gardening equipment is a shed.

As a noun, shed means "hut," and probably comes from the word shade. But shed is also a verb meaning "to cast off," like when a snake sheds its skin. If your couch is covered in fur, it might be because your dog is shedding. You can shed non-physical things, like a bad habit. Does your cat shed? If so, maybe I should sleep in the shed since I'm allergic.