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slough

UK
/slaʊ/
US
/slaʊ/
slough off

Traducciones

sloughverb
sloughed
Präteritum
sloughed
Partizip Perfekt
sloughing
Gerundium
UK
/slaʊ/; /sluː/
US
/slaʊ/; /sluː/
The treatment helps to slough off dead skin cells.
Лечение помогает отшелушивать омертвевшие клетки кожи.
Snakes slough their skin regularly.
Змеи регулярно сбрасывают кожу.
Traducciones adicionales
сдвигать
Sinónimos
get rid of
cast off
remove
discard
shed
sloughnoun
sloughs
Pl.
UK
/slaʊ/
US
/slaʊ/
The hikers got lost in the slough.
Путешественники заблудились в болоте.
The snake left its slough behind after shedding.
Змея оставила свою шелуху после линьки.
Traducciones adicionales
топь
трясина
Sinónimos
swamp
mire
bog
quagmire
wetland

Definiciones

sloughverb
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.
sloughnoun
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.
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