"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.
实用例句
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.
