slough
Word family adjectivesloughedsloughynounslough
slough1 /slʌf/ verb 1 slough something ↔ off phrasal verbphr v b) GET RID OF literary to get rid of something, especially something that is damaging you 抛弃,摆脱,消除〔尤指于己不利的东西〕 The president wanted to slough off the country’s bad image. 总统想消除国家的不良形象。
slough2 /slaʊ $ sluː, slaʊ/ noun 1 SITUATION[singular] literary a bad situation or a state of sadness that you cannot get out of easily 困境;深渊slough of Harry was in a slough of despondency for weeks. 哈里几个星期来都陷在沮丧的深渊里。
2. [countableC]SG an area of land covered in deep dirty water or mud 泥沼,沼泽,泥坑 Origin slough1 (1700-1800) slough “dead skin of an animal” ((14-21 centuries)), of unknown origin
slough2 Old English sloh