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slough

释义

slough

noun countable American

UK /slu:/

Word Forms

singular	slough
plural	sloughs

1
a low-lying grassy area that often floods
Throughout the summer, afternoon storms flood the prairies and pour through sloughs.
Synonyms and related words
Areas of land around rivers, lakes and seas
bank
basin
bay
2
a body of water, for example an inlet of a river or a creek
On a sunny day drifting the channels between the sloughs can be a pleasure.
Synonyms and related words
Rivers, streams and springs
artesian well
beck
brook

slough

noun

US /slaʊ/US /slu/

Word Forms

singular	slough
plural	sloughs

1
singular literaryan emotional condition in which you feel extremely sad or have lost all your hope
Synonyms and related words
Sadness and unhappiness
sadness
depression
grief
2
countable an area of land covered with water that does not move
Synonyms and related words
Areas of land under water
cay
coral reef
oyster bed

slough

verb transitive biology

UK /slʌf/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	slough
he/she/it	sloughs
present participle	sloughing
past tense	sloughed
past participle	sloughed

1

slough
or
slough off
to remove an outer layer of skin
Synonyms and related words
Animal behaviour
beach
bite
bite

phrasal verbs

slough off

slough

verb transitive biology

US /slʌf/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	slough
he/she/it	sloughs
present participle	sloughing
past tense	sloughed
past participle	sloughed

1

slough
or
slough off
to remove an outer layer of skin
Synonyms and related words
Animal behavior
beach
bite
bite

phrasal verbs

slough off

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