| 释义 |
slough² /slʌf/ n. | vi. | vt. | phr.
I n.
1. 蛇蜕
We found the mottled slough under a rock. 我们在一块石头下发现了这条斑驳的蛇蜕。
2. 丢弃的事物(如恶习、偏见、破旧衣服等)
cast off the slough of primitive ways and beliefs 废弃原始的习俗和信仰
He has risen from a deplorable slough. 他改掉了一种很坏的习气。
3. 【医】坏死组织，腐肉，腐痂
4. 【牌】(桥牌中的)垫牌；丢弃的牌
II ❶ vi.
1. (蛇皮等)脱落
A snake skin sloughs. 蛇会蜕皮。
The scab has sloughed off. 痂脱落了。
2. (蛇等)蜕皮
Snakes slough annually. 蛇每年蜕皮一次。
3. (坏死组织等)结痂脱落
The dead tissue sloughs slowly. 坏死组织慢慢地结痂脱落。
A filter used in sewage disposal sloughs. 污水处理装置的过滤器会结上硬垢而脱落。
4. (石块等)坍落；倒塌
5. 消退；低落
His sweetness in friendship increased as the old will to power sloughed off. 他昔日的那种权力欲消退了，对人的友爱亲切之情也就增加了。
❷ vt.
1. (蛇等)蜕(皮)；使脱落
Snakes slough their outer layers of skin. 蛇会蜕去表皮。
Several of the teeth have been sloughed. 几颗牙齿已经脱落。
2. 丢弃(off)
slough off old prejudices 丢掉往日的成见
slough off one's smoking habit 戒掉吸烟的习惯
She could slough off a sadness and replace it by a hope. 她能摈除悲伤而代之以希望。
3. 使结痂脱落(away)
4. 【牌】(桥牌中)垫(牌)；丢去(无用的牌)
[Gmc; 与 MLG slū husk¹, Ger Schlauch hose, Norw slō fleshy part of a horn 有关] phr. slough over 认为…无足轻重；忽视 They discussed some of the aspects of environmental protection that are currently being sloughed over. 他们讨论了环境保护方面一些目前被忽视的问题。 |