shed

落とす、脱皮する

成長や季節の変化に伴い、毛や皮膚、葉を自然に落とす。

やさしい英語で： To lose hair, skin, or leaves naturally as part of growth or a change of season.

• This dog sheds a lot of hair.
• The snake shed its skin yesterday.
• Most of these trees shed their leaves in autumn.

類義語： lose, cast off

よく使う表現： shed skin, shed leaves, shed hair, shed a coat

流す

涙や血を体から流す。

やさしい英語で： To let tears or blood flow from the body.

• She shed a few tears.
• Many soldiers shed blood in that war.
• He didn't shed a tear when the film ended.

類義語： spill

よく使う表現： shed tears, shed blood, shed a tear

捨て去る、取り除く

望ましくないものや、もう必要のないものを捨てたり取り除いたりする。

やさしい英語で： To get rid of something unwanted or no longer needed.

• She wants to shed some weight.
• The company shed hundreds of jobs last year.
• He gradually shed his fear of speaking in public.

類義語： lose, discard, get rid of

反対語： keep, retain

よく使う表現： shed weight, shed jobs, shed something unwanted, shed a fear

放つ、発する

物が見えるように光を発する。

やさしい英語で： To give out light so that something can be seen.

• The candle shed a soft light.
• Moonlight shed a pale glow over the fields.
• A small lamp shed light on the stairs.

使い方： shed light on something (The lamp shed light on the open book.)

類義語： give off, emit, cast

よく使う表現： shed light, shed a glow, shed light on something

物置、小屋

道具などを保管するための、木造のことが多い小さな建物。

やさしい英語で： A small building, often wooden, used to store tools and other things.

• The tools are in the shed.
• We built a wooden shed behind the house.
• She keeps her bicycle in the garden shed.

類義語： outbuilding

よく使う表現： garden shed, tool shed, wooden shed, storage shed

小屋、上屋

物を雨風から守る、簡単な小屋や屋根付きの構造物。

やさしい英語で： A simple small building or covered structure that protects things from the weather.

• The wagon stood under an open shed.
• They sheltered the cattle in a shed.
• A simple shed kept the firewood dry.

類義語： shelter, outbuilding, hut

よく使う表現： wagon shed, cattle shed, open shed, wooden shed