slough
[slaʊ]
n.
蜕下的皮（或壳）;
泥坑，泥沼;
绝境;
[医]腐肉;
vt.
使陷入泥沼;
长痂，生痂;
抛弃;
vi.
蜕皮;
脱落;
在泥浆中跋涉;
例句:
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She tried hard to slough off her old personality.
她努力告别从前的个性。
来自柯林斯例句
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All reptiles have to slough their skin to grow.
所有爬行动物生长过程中都要蜕皮。
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He was sinking into the Slough of Despond.
他那时正陷入极度沮丧的状态。
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The driveway was a slough of mud.
来自J. Irving
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Cons Urban sprawl means Burnham is becoming a suburb of Slough.
来自THETIMES
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Mr Jahan was brought up in Slough and lived opposite a Sikh temple.
来自BBC