slough

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
a mortified or gangrenous part or mass

Synonym: gangrenesphacelus

verb

1. cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers

e.g. our dog sheds every Spring

Synonym: shedmoltexuviatemoult

1. (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.

e.g. All reptiles have to slough their skin to grow...
所有爬行动物生长过程中都要蜕皮。
e.g. 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。

相关词组：slough off

1. 斯劳：大学有3个校区:伊令(Ealing)、斯劳(Slough)和里丁(Reading). 这三个位于伦敦西部的校区距离伦敦市中心都很近,从伦敦希思罗机场(London Heathrow Airport)到大学的主校区-伊令(Ealing)乘地铁仅需15分钟.

2. 泥沼：slough up 逮捕 | slough 泥沼 | sloughy 泥泞的

3. slough

3. 脱落：slough off 坍塌 | slough 脱落 | sloughing of sand 砂土崩落

4. 蛇等爬行动物的蜕皮：slide 滑行;glide也是滑行 | slough 蛇等爬行动物的蜕皮 | slope 倾斜,斜坡