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slough

/slaʊ/

slough off

sloughverb

sloughed

Präteritum

sloughed

Partizip Perfekt

sloughing

Gerundium

/slaʊ/; /sluː/

Übersetzungen

отшелушивать

The treatment helps to slough off dead skin cells.

Лечение помогает отшелушивать омертвевшие клетки кожи.

сбрасывать

Snakes slough their skin regularly.

Змеи регулярно сбрасывают кожу.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

сдвигать

Definitionen

To shed or remove a layer of dead skin or tissue.

The snake sloughs its skin several times a year.

To cast off or discard something considered undesirable or no longer needed.

He decided to slough off his old habits and start fresh.

Synonyme

get rid of

cast off

remove

discard

shed

sloughsubstantiv

sloughs

Pl.

/slaʊ/

Übersetzungen

болото

The hikers got lost in the slough.

Путешественники заблудились в болоте.

шелуха

The snake left its slough behind after shedding.

Змея оставила свою шелуху после линьки.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

топь

трясина

Definitionen

A swamp or shallow lake system, often a backwater to a larger body of water.

The explorers navigated through the slough, careful to avoid the deeper parts of the swamp.

A state of moral degradation or spiritual dejection.

After the failure of his business, he found himself in a slough of despondency.

A situation characterized by lack of progress or activity.

The project was stuck in a slough, with no clear direction or momentum.

A layer or mass of dead tissue separated from living tissue in a wound, or the shed outer skin of a reptile.

The surgeon removed the slough to allow healthy tissue to heal.

Synonyme

slougheigenname

Definitionen

A town and unitary authority area in Berkshire, south-east England.

Slough lies about twenty miles west of central London.