
slough
名词
- Slough is the dead outer skin of a snake or other animal that some animals, birds, and insects leave behind.
- A slough is a swampy area of land covered with thick mud.
- A slough is an area of land that is not used or developed, especially because it is difficult to build on.
- A slough is an area of a city or industrial area where the buildings and houses are in a very bad condition and the area is very poor.
动词
- If an animal sloughs its skin, or if its skin sloughs, the skin comes off.
- When a snake sloughs, it gets rid of its old skin and grows a new one.
- If you slough off something that you do not want or need, you get rid of it.
形容词
- If you describe something as slough, you mean that it is not useful or valuable.
- If you describe a place as slough, you mean that it is unattractive and depressing.
词语辨析
slough 和 swamp 的区别:
这两个词都有“沼泽地”的意思,但slough更强调泥泞和浑浊,而swamp则更强调湿地和水流。
词汇扩充
- If you slough off something that you do not want or need, you get rid of it.
- If something such as a cliff or a road sloughs away, it falls away or collapses.
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柯林斯词典
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slough
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1. The snake sloughed its skin and left it behind.
2. The slough is a breeding ground for many waterfowls.
3. The area was a slough of despond, with no hope of improvement.
4. The city has many slough areas where the buildings are crumbling.
例句
1. The snake sloughed its skin and left it behind.
2. The slough is a breeding ground for many waterfowls.
3. The area was a slough of despond, with no hope of improvement.
4. The city has many slough areas where the buildings are crumbling.
5. The children discarded their old toys and sloughed them off.
6. The lizard sloughs its skin periodically.
7. The old factory has become a slough of decay.
8. The company decided to slough off its non-profitable division.
9. The cliff sloughed away due to erosion.
10. They sloughed off their responsibilities and left the mess for others to clean up.
11. The slough is teeming with wildlife.
12. The government plans to develop the slough into a recreational area.
13. The abandoned house stood in a slough of mud.
14. The sloughed skin of the snake was found near the tree.
15. The slough is a habitat for various species of birds.
16. The slough is covered with thick, sticky mud.
17. The town's slough area is known for its high crime rate.
18. The slough of the river is difficult to navigate.
19. The slough was once a vibrant neighborhood, but now it is run-down.
20. The factory was abandoned, turning into a slough of neglect.