a small building, usually made of wood, used for storing things

a tool/storage shed 工具／储物棚

UK a garden/bicycle shed 花园／自行车棚

a large, simple building used for a particular purpose

the lambing shed 产羔棚

a cow shed 牛棚

(often used in newspapers) to get rid of something you do not need or want

900 jobs will be shed over the next few months. 接下来几个月中要裁减900个职位。

Psychotherapy helped him to shed some of his insecurity/inhibitions. 心理疗法帮助他摆脱了一些不安全感／自我压制。

I'm going on a diet to see if I can shed (= become thinner by losing) a few pounds. 我要节食，看能不能瘦掉几磅。

to lose a covering, such as leaves, hair, or skin, because it falls off naturally, or to drop something in a natural way or by accident

The trees shed their leaves in autumn. 树木在秋天落叶。

They ran down to the water, shedding clothes as they went. 他们奔向大海，一边跑一边脱衣服。

UK A lorry had shed a load of gravel across the road. 一辆卡车在路上掉下了一堆碎石。