shed
shed — 名詞
- shedsingular
- shedsplural
1. a small outdoor building made of wood or metal, usually found in a garden or yar
棚屋
花園中存放工具的小屋
a small outdoor building made of wood or metal, usually found in a garden or yard, where people keep tools, gardening equipment, or other household items.
Yan keeps her gardening tools in the wooden shed behind the house.
Yan 把她種花的工具放在屋子後面的木頭棚屋裡。
prepositional phrase: shed behind the house
Hassan found an old bicycle and some paint cans stored in the shed when he moved in.
Hassan 搬進新家的時候，在棚屋裡找到一輛舊腳踏車和幾罐油漆。
collocation: stored in the shed
Indra uses the shed to store her lawnmower and plant pots during winter.
Indra 用棚屋來存放她的割草機和冬天用的花盆。
The children painted the garden shed blue and hung flower boxes on its walls.
孩子們把花園棚屋漆成藍色，並在牆上掛了幾個花箱。
文法句型
a/somebody's + shed
shed + for + noun phrase
2. a big, basic structure with a roof and walls, used for industrial work, storing
廠房
大型簡易建築，用於工業或儲存
a big, basic structure with a roof and walls, used for industrial work, storing goods on a large scale, or keeping vehicles and heavy equipment.
The warehouse next to the railway line is a loading shed for shipping containers.
火車站旁邊的倉庫是一個用來裝載貨櫃的裝卸廠房。
purpose: shed for loading containers
Workers loaded boxes of fruit onto trucks inside the big concrete shed near the port.
工人們在港口附近的大型水泥廠房裡，把一箱箱水果裝上卡車。
The old engine shed at the station now houses a small museum about trains.
車站那座舊的機車廠房現在變成了小火車博物館。
Farmers store their hay and tractors in a large metal shed near the fields.
農民把乾草和拖拉機存放在田地附近的大型金屬廠房裡。
文法句型
a + adjective + shed
shed + for + noun phrase (purpose)
shed — 動詞
- shedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- shedshe / she / it
- shedding-ing form
1. to remove or stop employing people, selling things, or cutting costs that an org
擺脫
去除不需要的人或物
to remove or stop employing people, selling things, or cutting costs that an organization no longer wants, especially in business or financial contexts.
The airline shed three hundred jobs last year to avoid going bankrupt.
這家航空公司去年裁減了三百個工作職位，以免公司破產。
business context: shed + jobs
Rohan shed most of his old furniture before moving into a smaller apartment.
Rohan 在搬進小公寓之前，賣掉了大部分舊傢俱。
personal context: shed + possessions
The store shed its outdated inventory by selling everything at half price.
這家店把所有過季的庫存商品以半價出清。
After losing weight, Amihan shed all her old clothes and bought a new wardrobe.
Amihan 瘦下來之後，把舊衣服全部處理掉，買了全新的衣櫃。
- discard
more formal; used for physical objects you decide to throw out permanently
- get rid of
less formal; works for people, objects, or problems
文法句型
shed + noun phrase (jobs, costs, employees, weight)
用法筆記
Common in news reports about businesses cutting costs or staff. Not used for throwing away everyday rubbish — use 'throw away' or 'get rid of' instead.
常見錯誤
2. the natural way that animals and plants drop hair, leaves, fur, skin, or feather
脫落
動物或植物自然掉落表層
the natural way that animals and plants drop hair, leaves, fur, skin, or feathers from their bodies as they grow or when the seasons change.
The old dog sheds a lot of hair on the sofa every summer, so Lucía keeps a brush handy.
這隻老狗每年夏天會在沙發上掉很多毛，所以 Lucía 隨時準備了一把刷子。
intransitive: the dog sheds
A snake sheds its skin several times a year as it grows, leaving a dry copy behind.
蛇在成長過程中一年會蛻好幾次皮，留下乾燥的蛇蛻。
transitive: sheds its skin
The maple trees in the park shed their bright leaves in late October every year.
公園裡的楓樹每年十月底會落下一片片鮮紅的葉子。
Eve's cat sheds white fur all over the dark furniture in the living room.
Eve 養的貓會把白毛掉在客廳的深色家具上，到處都是。
文法句型
shed + noun phrase (hair/leaves/skin/feathers)
shed (no object)
用法筆記
Frequently used without an object ('My cat sheds a lot'). When used transitively, the object is the covering that falls off, not the animal itself.
常見錯誤
3. to let tears fall from your eyes while crying, or to let blood flow from a wound
流（淚、血）
因情緒流出眼淚或因受傷流血
to let tears fall from your eyes while crying, or to let blood flow from a wound, especially in emotional, serious, or formal contexts.
Mira shed a few tears at the end of the film when the main character said goodbye to her family.
Mira 在那部電影的結尾流了幾滴眼淚，因為主角向家人道別。
collocation: shed + tears
The soldier had shed blood for his country and received a medal for his bravery.
那位軍人為國家流過血，因而獲頒英勇勳章。
collocation: shed blood (formal/war context)
Rodrigo shed bitter tears when he heard the unexpected news about his grandfather.
Rodrigo 聽到祖父的噩耗時，流下了悲痛的眼淚。
The documentary showed how much blood was shed during the long civil war.
這部紀錄片呈現了漫長內戰期間所流下的無數鮮血。
文法句型
shed + tears
shed + blood
shed + a tear
用法筆記
'Shed tears' is more formal and reserved than 'cry' — use it in writing or serious situations. 'Shed blood' is used in contexts of war, injury, or violence.
常見錯誤
4. when a living organism or infected cell releases a virus, bacteria, or other pat
釋放（病毒）
從體內排出病毒或細菌
when a living organism or infected cell releases a virus, bacteria, or other pathogen into its surroundings, potentially spreading the infection to other people or animals.
Infected patients can shed the virus in their saliva for up to two weeks after their fever goes away.
受感染的病人在退燒後的兩週內，仍然可能透過唾液釋放病毒。
medical context: shed + virus + in saliva
Researchers found that infected birds shed the bacteria through their droppings into the nearby pond.
研究人員發現，受感染的鳥類透過糞便將細菌釋放到附近的池塘中。
shed + bacteria + through + body product
Children often shed the flu virus before they start showing any signs of illness.
兒童常常在出現感冒症狀之前，就已經開始釋放流感病毒。
The lab study confirmed that infected cells shed the bacteria into the surrounding liquid.
實驗室研究證實，受感染的細胞會將細菌釋放到周圍的液體中。
文法句型
shed + noun phrase (virus/bacteria/cells)
shed + virus/bacteria + into + noun phrase
用法筆記
Primarily used in medical, scientific, and public health contexts. Often describes asymptomatic spread — a person may shed a virus without showing symptoms themselves.