slough

漢語翻譯

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】 腐肉; 腐離; 蛻落
相關詞組:
slough over
slough sth off

詞型變化：

形容詞:sloughy 異體字:slew 

英文解釋：

名詞 slough:

1. necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass
   同義詞：gangrene, sphacelus
2. a hollow filled with mud
3. a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou)
4. any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake)

動詞 slough:

1. cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
   同義詞：shed, molt, exuviate, moult

例句：

1. The name of the slough was Despond.
   這個深淵名叫絕望。
2. A dry scab or slough formed on the skin as a result of a burn or by the action of a corrosive or caustic substance.
   焦痂由燒傷或通過腐蝕或侵蝕物質作用而導致皮膚形成的乾疤或死肉
3. Every spring this snake sloughs off its skin, as it has grown too big for it.
   每年春天這條蛇都要蛻去舊皮，因為它身體長大，舊皮不適用了。