"shed for keeping wood as fuel," 1799, from wood (n.) + shed (n.). Sometimes a euphemism for "outhouse." Figuratively, as the place for private punishment, by 1907, American English colloquial.
双语例句
1. The swallows are nesting in the woodshed.
燕子正在小棚里筑巢呢.
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2. The woodshed burned down in half an hour.
那间柴屋只半个小时就给烧光了.
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3. Then when Mrs. Arable complained, he was moved to a bigger box in woodshed.
艾若博夫人抱怨后, 便把他挪到木棚里一个稍大的箱子里.
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4. The next morning, the uncle opened the woodshed to find the frail aunt frozen to death.
天亮了, 叔叔开了柴房一看,血气衰弱的婶婶早冻死在那儿了.
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英英释意
1. a shed for storing firewood or garden tools
实用场景例句
The swallows are nesting in the woodshed.
燕子正在小棚里筑巢呢.
《简明英汉词典》
Then when Mrs. Arable complained, he was moved to a bigger box in woodshed.
艾若博夫人抱怨后, 便把他挪到木棚里一个稍大的箱子里.
期刊摘选
The next morning, the uncle opened the woodshed to find the frail aunt frozen to death.
天亮了, 叔叔开了柴房一看,血气衰弱的婶婶早冻死在那儿了.
期刊摘选
The woodshed burned down in half an hour.
那间柴屋只半个小时就给烧光了.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
词组搭配
something nasty in the woodshed
(Brit. informal)a shocking or distasteful thing that has been kept secret
(英，非正式)内心的隐痛；精神创伤
take someone to the woodshed
(US informal, dated)reprove or punish someone, especially discreetly
