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woodshed

/wood-shed/US // ˈwʊdˌʃɛd //UK // (ˈwʊdˌʃɛd) //

木屋,木棚,林舍,树林

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a shed for storing wood for fuel.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    wood·shed·ded, wood·shed·ding.

    • : Slang. to practice a musical instrument assiduously and with a specific goal in mind: He's woodshedding for next week's show.

Examples

  • Conservative poobah Bill Kristol took her to the woodshed Wednesday for her stance against raising the debt ceiling.

  • "You'd better put that pony back in the barn," Farmer Green called from the woodshed door.

  • Without a word, she went to the woodshed and brought back a pair of oars which she fitted into the locks.

  • Several times I was obliged to turn from the road, once taking shelter under a tree and again in a woodshed.

  • Even I had a little bowl of water in the woodshed, though I could easily have run up to the barnyard when I wanted a drink.

  • He gave me a very large mutton bone, and I held it in my mouth, and watched him opening the woodshed door.