slough

verb

1. 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。

1. VERB (植物)落叶;(动物)蜕皮
   When a plant sloughs its leaves, or an animal such as a snake sloughs its 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 off means the same as slough .
      slough off 同 slough
   4. Our bodies slough off dead cells.
      我们身体上死去的细胞会脱落。

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. She tried hard to slough off her old personality
   她努力告别从前的个性。
4. Slough off unimportant verbiage.
   删除无关紧要的空话。
5. The horses were stalled in a slough.
   马陷入泥沼中进退不得。
6. So you gotta make sure that they don't slough off.
   你们必须保证他们不会被抛弃。
7. 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。
8. Normal glass will slough off silicon that may stimulate high levels of production.
   普通玻璃可能会使刺激高水平生产量的硅脱落。
9. 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。
10. 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。
11. 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。
12. A cicada throws its slough.
    蝉是要蜕皮的。
13. Snakes slough off their skins once a year.
    蛇每年蜕皮一次。
14. In a prolonged course the hooves, horns and hair may slough.
    在病程长的病例中，蹄壳、角和被毛可能脱落。
15. 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。
16. He seemed to want to slough offall his old acquaintances.
    他似乎想摆脱所有的旧日熟人。
17. Slough occurs at the wound site.
    腐肉发生在伤口部位。
18. The cicada has to slough off its skin before it can fly.
    蝉在会飞以前必须蜕去皮。
19. 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。
20. 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。
21. He managed to slough off his drinking habit.
    他终於戒掉了酗酒的习惯。
22. Slough over certain items of the project.
    认为计划中的某些项目无足轻重。
23. She can slough off a sadness and replace it by a hope.
    她能摈除悲伤而代之以希望。
24. But sometimes, you need to learn to slough off, and then you may get progress.
    人要成功一定要有永不放弃的精神，但你学会放弃的时候，你才开始进步。
25. 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。
26. He went to take a bird's nest, was built upon a bough; the branch gave way and Simon fell into a dirty slough.
    他去取小鸟的窝，那个筑在一根大树枝上的鸟窝；树枝断了西蒙掉下来落在肮脏的泥沼里。
27. 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。
28. It's a bad habit he should slough off.
    这是他应该戒除的一个坏习惯。
29. 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。
30. 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。

slough sth↔off

1. 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。

noun

1. any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake)

2. a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou)

3. a hollow filled with mud

4. necrotic tissue

   Synonym:    gangrenesphacelus

verb

1. cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
   1. our dog sheds every Spring

   Synonym:    shedmoltexuviatemoult