- shed something
(often used in newspapers 常用于报章 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 ExamplesShe was determined to shed some weight and get fit. 她决心减轻体重并保持健康。 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。
- 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 车辆 to lose or drop what it is carrying 掉落（货物） - 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? 蛇多久脱皮一次？ trees that shed their leaves in autumn 秋天落叶的树木
- 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 - shed tears (formal or literary)
to cry 哭；流泪 - 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? 战斗结束前会流多少血？
- shed something (formal)
to have the quality of causing water or liquid to run off and not sink in
get rid of去除
drop使落下
skin/leaves皮；叶
light光
tears眼泪
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（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。
