shed
US: /ˈʃɛd/
UK: /ʃˈɛd/
UK: /ʃˈɛd/
English Vietnamese dictionary
shed /ʃed/
- danh từ
- lán, túp lều (đề hàng hoá, dụng cụ)
- chuồng (trâu, bò, ngựa)
- ngoại động từ shed
- rụng (lá...), lột (da...)
- tree sheds leaves: cây rụng lá
- snake sheds skin: rắn lột da
- stag sheds horn: hươu rụng sừng
- bỏ rơi, để rơi
- to shed one's colleagues: bỏ rơi đồng nghiệp
- to shed tears: rơi lệ
- to shed one's blood for one's country: đổ máu vì đất nước
- tung ra, toả ra
- to shed perfume: toả hương thơm
- lamp sheds light: ngọn đèn toả ánh sáng
- to shed love: toả tình thương yêu
- rụng (lá...), lột (da...)
- nội động từ
- rụng (lá...), lột (rắn...)
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb
+ noun
(often in compounds)
1 a small simple building, usually built of wood or metal, used for keeping things in: a bicycle / tool shed + (BrE) a garden shed
2 (BrE) a large industrial building, used for working in or keeping equipment: an engine shed
See also -
+ verb (shedding, shed, shed) [VN]
get rid of
1 (often used in newspapers) to get rid of sth that is no longer wanted: The factory is shedding a large number of jobs. + a quick way to shed unwanted pounds (= extra weight or fat on your body) + Museums have been trying hard to shed their stuffy image.
drop
2 (formal) to let sth fall; to drop sth: Luke shed his clothes onto the floor. + A duck's feathers shed water immediately.
3 (BrE) (of a vehicle) to lose or drop what it is carrying: The traffic jam was caused by a lorry shedding its load.
skin / leaves
4 if an animal sheds its skin, or a plant sheds leaves, it loses them naturally: How often does a snake shed its skin? + trees that shed their leaves in autumn
light
5 ~ sth (on / over sb/sth) to send light over sth; to let light fall somewhere: The candles shed a soft glow on her face.
tears
6 (formal or literary) if you shed tears, you cry: She shed no tears when she heard he was dead.
blood
7 (formal) if you shed blood, you kill or injure people, especially in a war: How much blood will be shed before the fighting ends?
See also -
Idioms see LIGHT n.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
lean-to, shelter, structure, addition, penthouse, hut, shack, stall, booth, pen, cote, hutch:
The tools are in the shed alongside the barn.
v.
1 spill:
Much blood has been shed in the name of freedom.
2 shine, spread, scatter, throw, cast, let fall, impart, release, focus, pour forth, let fall, radiate:
Can you shed a little light on a matter that has puzzled me for years?
3 pour or stream or flow or surge or spill (out or forth), discharge, emanate, emit, drop; exude, ooze, weep:
The clouds shed their snow and the world below turned white. Don't shed any tears over me
4 cast off, doff, drop, abandon; moult, defoliate, desquamate, peel (off), flake (off):
The trees shed their leaves. She rushed into the bathroom, shedding her clothes as she went.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
lean-to | storage | engine, goods, loco, locomotive, railway, train | tool | bicycle, bike | cow | milking | garden, potting
PREP.
in a/the ~
Concise English dictionary
shedding|shedsʃed
noun
+an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage
verb
+get rid of
+pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities
+cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over
+cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
adj.
+shed at an early stage of development
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