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

• Slough occurs at the wound site.
  腐肉发生在伤口部位。
• 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。
• 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 cicada has to slough off its skin before it can fly.
  蝉在会飞以前必须蜕去皮。
• There is no hopeless situation that is insurmountable but people with a slough of despond.
  世上没有绝望的处境，只有对处境绝望的人。
• It's time for us to slough off our tired old image.
  我们该丢掉原来疲惫不堪的旧形象了。
• So you gotta make sure that they don't slough off.
  你们必须保证他们不会被抛弃。
• It's a bad habit he should slough off.
  这是他应该戒除的一个坏习惯。
• 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 seemed to want to slough offall his old acquaintances.
  他似乎想摆脱所有的旧日熟人。