slough
n
1 [C] swamp; marsh 沼澤; 沼地.
2 [C] (in western Canada) pond formed by rain or melted snow (加拿大西部)(雨水、 融雪形成的)水池, 池塘.
3 [sing] ~ of sth (fml 文) bad mental attitude that is hard to change 難以改變的不良心理
a slough of despair, self-pity, etc 絕望、 自憐等的深淵.
slough n skin that has fallen away from a snake; any dead tissue that falls away at regular intervals 蛇蛻下來的皮; 按時(shí)脫落的死組織. slough, v
1 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (off) let (skin, dead tissue, etc) fall off; cast sth off 使(皮、 死組織等)蛻下或脫落; 舍棄某物
a snake sloughing (off) its skin 正在蛻皮的蛇.
2 (phr v) slough sth off get rid of sth; abandon sth 擺脫, 拋棄(某事物)
slough off one's bad habits, worries, responsibilities, etc 拋棄壞習(xí)慣、 擺脫煩惱、 卸責(zé).
?? 擴(kuò)展釋義
*[slau]n. 泥沼, 沼澤, 蛻下的皮, 腐肉vt. 使陷入泥沼, 使沉淪, 脫落, 拋棄vi. 在泥漿中跋涉, 蛻皮, 脫落【醫(yī)】 腐肉; 腐離; 蛻落相關(guān)詞組: slough over slough sth off
?? 同詞根單詞
slicevt. 切成片;切下;劃分;
n. 薄片;一部分;(因失誤而打出的)曲線球;
vi. 斜擊;
slimadj. 苗條的,纖細(xì)的;微小的;細(xì)長(zhǎng)的;無價(jià)值的;
vi. 使苗條;減肥;