slough something ↔ off phrasal verbphr v a) technicalHB to get rid of a dead layer of skin 蜕〔皮〕,脱〔皮〕
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。
→ slough something ↔ off at slough1(1)