shed
verbVerb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they shed | |
| he / she / it sheds | |
| past simple shed | |
| past participle shed | |
| -ing form shedding |
- shed something
(often used in newspapers 常用於報章 to get rid of something that is no longer wanted 去除；擺脫 The factory is shedding a large number of jobs. 這家工廠正大批裁員。 a quick way to shed unwanted pounds (= extra weight or fat on your body) 快速減肥的方法 Museums have been trying hard to shed their stuffy image. 博物館一直在努力改變自己沉悶的形象。
Extra ExamplesShe was determined to shed some weight and get fit. 她決心減肥並保持健康。 The firm is trying to shed its old-fashioned image. 該公司正試圖擺脫其老式的形象。 Her mother had shed ten years since her marriage to Douglas. 她的母親嫁給道格拉斯後看起來年輕了十歲。
- shed something (+ adv./prep.) (formal)
to take off a piece of clothing 使落下；使掉下 - shed something (British English)
(of a vehicle 車輛 to lose or drop what it is carrying 掉落（貨物） - shed something
if an animal sheds its skin, or a plant sheds leaves, it loses them naturally 蛻；落 How often does a snake shed its skin? 蛇多久蛻皮一次？ trees that shed their leaves in autumn 秋天落葉的樹
- shed something (on/over somebody/something)
to send light over something; to let light fall somewhere 散發出光；把光照到（或灑在）…上 - shed tears (formal or literary)
to cry 哭；流淚 - shed blood (formal)
to kill or injure people, especially in a war （尤指在戰爭中）造成傷亡；使流血 How much blood will be shed before the fighting ends? 戰鬥結束前會流多少血？
- shed something (formal)
to have the quality of causing water or liquid to run off and not sink in 具有使水或液體流出而不沉入的品質
get rid of去除
drop使落下
skin/leaves皮；葉
light光
tears眼淚
blood血
water水
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（問題等）較容易理解 Recent research has shed new light on the causes of the disease. 最近的研究結果對該病的病因已有新的了解。
