slough

英 [slʌf , slaʊ]

美 [slʌf , sluː]

v.  蜕(皮); 使脱落
n.  苦难的深渊; 绝望的境地; 泥沼; 泥淖; 沼泽

过去式：sloughed　现在分词：sloughing　过去分词：sloughed　复数：sloughs　第三人称单数：sloughs　

GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.15291 / COCA.21534

短语动词

短语用例

slough sth↔off

• 摒弃；抛弃；摆脱
  to get rid of sth that you no longer want
  1. a snake sloughing its skin
     正在蜕皮的蛇
  2. Slough off dead skin cells by using a facial scrub.
     通过磨砂膏去除死皮细胞。

牛津词典

verb

• 蜕（皮）；使脱落
  to lose a layer of dead skin, etc.
  1. a snake sloughing its skin
     正在蜕皮的蛇
  2. Slough off dead skin cells by using a facial scrub.
     通过磨砂膏去除死皮细胞。

柯林斯词典

• VERB (植物)落叶;(动物)蜕皮
  When a plantsloughsits leaves, or an animal such as a snakesloughsits skin, the leaves or skin come off naturally.
  1. All reptiles have to slough their skin to grow...
     所有爬行动物生长过程中都要蜕皮。
  2. The lemon geranium sloughs dry brown leaves at the base of its branches.
     柠檬天竺葵枝条底部棕色的枯叶会脱落。
  3. Slough offmeans the same asslough.
     slough off 同 slough
  4. Our bodies slough off dead cells.
     我们身体上死去的细胞会脱落。

英英释义

noun

• any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake)
• a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou)
• a hollow filled with mud
• necrotic tissue
  Synonym:gangrenesphacelus

verb

• cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
  1. our dog sheds every Spring
  Synonym:shedmoltexuviatemoult

双语例句

• Normal glass will slough off silicon that may stimulate high levels of production.
  普通玻璃可能会使刺激高水平生产量的硅脱落。
• It's a bad habit he should slough off.
  这是他应该戒除的一个坏习惯。
• The manager tried to slough over the problems in the contract because he was keen to get it signed.
  经理因急于签订合同，想把合同中的问题敷衍一下了事。
• She can slough off a sadness and replace it by a hope.
  她能摈除悲伤而代之以希望。
• He managed to slough off his drinking habit.
  他终於戒掉了酗酒的习惯。
• The lemon geranium sloughs dry brown leaves at the base of its branches.
  柠檬天竺葵枝条底部棕色的枯叶会脱落。
• The cicada has to slough off its skin before it can fly.
  蝉在会飞以前必须蜕去皮。
• Slough over certain items of the project.
  认为计划中的某些项目无足轻重。
• The horses were stalled in a slough.
  马陷入泥沼中进退不得。
• In a prolonged course the hooves, horns and hair may slough.
  在病程长的病例中，蹄壳、角和被毛可能脱落。