slough
UK
slough [sth] vtr: (shed, cast off)
SC 蜕皮 tuì pí
TC 蛻皮
TC 蛻皮
In spring the snake sloughs its old skin.
slough n: (muddy hollow)
SC 泥坑 ní kēng
SC 泥塘 ní kēng，ní táng
SC 泥潭 ní kēng，ní tán
Animals often congregate at the slough to drink.
slough n: US (marshy water)
SC 沼泽 zhǎo zé
SC 泥塘 zhǎo zé，ní táng
The cows had difficulty making their way through the murky slough.
slough n: (reptile: cast-off skin)
SC 蜕皮 tuì pí
TC 蛻皮
TC 蛻皮
We found the slough of a snake in the garden.
slough off, slough [sth] off vtr phrasal sep: (shed, discard)
SC 剥去 bāo qù
SC 脱去 bāo qù，tuō qù
I sloughed off the dead skin with a skin brush.
slough off, slough [sth] off vtr phrasal sep: figurative (discard: [sth] undesirable) (坏习惯、坏毛病等)
SC 戒掉 jiè diào
SC 戒除 jiè diào，jiè chú
He was forced to slough off the terrible comments he heard about his friend.
slough off vi phrasal: (be shed or discarded)
SC 脱落 tuō luò
SC 蜕下
When you exfoliate, the dead skin cells slough off and you are left with a radiant complexion.