shed
verb/ʃed/
/ʃed/
Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they shed | /ʃed/ /ʃed/ |
| he / she / it sheds | /ʃedz/ /ʃedz/ |
| past simple shed | /ʃed/ /ʃed/ |
| past participle shed | /ʃed/ /ʃed/ |
| -ing form shedding | /ˈʃedɪŋ/ /ˈʃedɪŋ/ |
- shed something (often used in newspapers) to get rid of something that is no longer wanted
去除；摆脱 - 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。
Extra Examples- She was determined to shed some weight and get fit.
她决心减肥并保持健康。 - The firm is trying to shed its old-fashioned image.
该公司正试图摆脱其老式形象。 - Her mother had shed ten years since her marriage to Douglas.
她的母亲嫁给道格拉斯后看起来年轻了十岁。
- The factory is shedding a large number of jobs.
- shed something (+ adv./prep.) (formal) to take off a piece of clothing
脱掉，脱下（衣服） - We shed our jackets.
我们脱掉外套。 - Luke shed his clothes onto the floor.
卢克把衣服脱在地板上。
- We shed our jackets.
- shed something (British English) (of a vehicle) to lose or drop what it is carrying
掉落（货物） - 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。
- The traffic jam was caused by a lorry shedding its load.
- shed something if an animal sheds its skin, or a plant sheds leaves, it loses them naturally
蜕；落 - How often does a snake shed its skin?
蛇多久蜕一次皮？ - trees that shed their leaves in autumn
秋天落叶的树
- How often does a snake shed its skin?
- shed something (on/over somebody/something) to send light over something; to let light fall somewhere
散发出光；把光照到（或洒在）…上 - The candles shed a soft glow on her face.
蜡烛在她的脸上映着一层柔光。
- The candles shed a soft glow on her face.
- shed tears (formal or literary) to cry
哭；流泪 - She shed no tears when she heard he was dead.
她听到他的死讯时没流一滴眼泪。
- She shed no tears when she heard he was dead.
- shed blood (formal) to kill or injure people, especially in a war
（尤指在战争中）造成伤亡；使流血 - How much blood will be shed before the fighting ends?
到底要流多少血才能结束战斗？
- How much blood will be shed before the fighting ends?
- shed something (formal) to have the quality of causing water or liquid to run off and not sink in
具有使水或液体流出而不沉入的品质 - A duck's feathers shed water immediately.
鸭子的羽毛不沾水。
- A duck's feathers shed water immediately.
get rid of
drop
skin/leaves
light
tears
blood
water
Word Originverb Old English sc(e)ādan ‘separate out (one selected group), divide’, also ‘scatter’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German scheiden. Compare with sheath.
Idioms
cast/shed/throw light on something
- to make a problem, etc. easier to understand
使（问题等）较容易理解 - Recent research has shed new light on the causes of the disease.
最近的研究结果对该病的病因已有新的了解。
- Recent research has shed new light on the causes of the disease.
