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

• He seemed to want to slough offall his old acquaintances.
  他似乎想摆脱所有的旧日熟人。
• A cicada throws its slough.
  蝉是要蜕皮的。
• Slough over certain items of the project.
  认为计划中的某些项目无足轻重。
• She seems unable to pull herself out of this deep slough of self-pity.
  她似乎陷于自我怜悯的深深的悲伤中无法自拔。
• It also helps slough away dead skin that can lead to clogging.
  此外，还可以帮助去除可导致堵塞的死皮。
• 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。
• Slough off unimportant verbiage.
  删除无关紧要的空话。
• 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 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。
• 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。