单词 | slough |
释义 | slough1[ slou for 1, 2, 4; sloo for 3 ] / slaʊ for 1, 2, 4; slu for 3 / SEE SYNONYMS FOR slough ON THESAURUS.COM nounan area of soft, muddy ground; swamp or swamplike region. a hole full of mire, as in a road. Also slew, slue .Northern U.S. and Canadian. a marshy or reedy pool, pond, inlet, backwater, or the like. a condition of degradation, despair, or helplessness. Origin of slough1before 900; Middle English; Old English slōh; cognate with Middle Low German slōch, Middle High German sluoche “ditch” Words nearby sloughslotted spoon, slotter, slouch, slouch hat, slouchy, slough, slough off, Slovak, Slovakia, Slovakian, sloven Definition for slough (2 of 2)Origin of slough21250–1300; Middle English slughe, slouh skin of a snake; cognate with German Schlauch skin, bag SYNONYMS FOR slough6 molt. SEE SYNONYMS FOR slough ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM sloughslough·i·ness, nounsloughy, adjectiveun·sloughed, adjectiveun·slough·ing, adjectiveDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sloughBritish Dictionary definitions for slough (1 of 3)slough1 / (slaʊ) / nouna hollow filled with mud; bog (sluː) US and Canadian
despair or degradation Derived forms of sloughsloughy, adjectiveWord Origin for sloughOld English slōh; related to Middle High German sluoche ditch, Swedish slaga swamp British Dictionary definitions for slough (2 of 3)slough2 / (slʌf) / nounany outer covering that is shed, such as the dead outer layer of the skin of a snake, the cellular debris in a wound, etc Also: sluff bridge a discarded card verb(often foll by off) to shed (a skin, etc) or (of a skin, etc) to be shed Also: sluff bridge to discard (a card or cards) Derived forms of sloughsloughy, adjectiveWord Origin for sloughC13: of Germanic origin; compare Middle Low German slū husk, German Schlauch hose, Norwegian slō fleshy part of a horn British Dictionary definitions for slough (3 of 3)Slough / (slaʊ) / nounan industrial town in SE central England, in Slough unitary authority, Berkshire; food products, high-tech industries. Pop: 126 276 (2001) a unitary authority in SE central England, in Berkshire. Pop: 118 800 (2003 est). Area: 28 sq km (11 sq miles) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for sloughslough [ slŭf ] n.A layer or mass of dead tissue separated from surrounding living tissue, as in a wound, a sore, or an inflammation. v.To separate from surrounding living tissue. Used of dead tissue. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for sloughslough [ slŭf ] NounThe dead outer skin shed by a reptile or an amphibian. VerbTo shed an outer layer of skin. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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