woodshed

英 [ˈwʊd.ʃed]      美 [ˈwʊd.ʃed]
  • n. 贮放柴薪的木棚;柴间
  • vi. 练习乐器
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woodshed (n.)
"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.
1. The swallows are nesting in the woodshed.
燕子正在小棚里筑巢呢.
2. The woodshed burned down in half an hour.
那间柴屋只半个小时就给烧光了.
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.
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.