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

• Well, you dropped Linton with it into a slough of despond.
  好呀，你把林惇和这样的消遣一起丢入了‘绝望的深渊’啦。
• Slough off unimportant verbiage.
  删除无关紧要的空话。
• He seemed to want to slough offall his old acquaintances.
  他似乎想摆脱所有的旧日熟人。
• All of a sudden, he found the cicada slough look very special and resembled a human being.
  突然，他发现蝉蜕的样子很特别，很像人的样子。
• The horses were stalled in a slough.
  马陷入泥沼中进退不得。
• She did so reluctantly not wanted to slough off her responsibility on others.
  她很不情愿地这么做了，她并不想把她的责任推在其他人身上。
• Laura drew up a pailful of water from the well at the edge of the Big slough.
  罗拉在大泥潭边的水井里提上一桶水。
• 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。
• She tried hard to slough off her old personality
  她努力告别从前的个性。