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

• 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。
• Snakes slough off their skins once a year.
  蛇每年蜕皮一次。
• 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。
• Slough decided they wanted to keep Mr Hilton anyway-and Mr Howard then suspended the association.
  斯劳人决定留下希尔顿，霍华德于是取消了这个协会。
• 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。
• Accidentally, I came across a cicada slough. I was really content with its commodious and safe place.
  无意中找到了一只蝉蜕，它壳内宽敞又安全的空间让我十分满意。
• The horses were stalled in a slough.
  马陷入泥沼中进退不得。
• It's a bad habit he should slough off.
  这是他应该戒除的一个坏习惯。
• Slough off unimportant verbiage.
  删除无关紧要的空话。