| 释义 |
slough sth off
slough sth off — phrasal verb with slough /slʌf/ verb [T]
1 F0 LITERARY to get rid of something or someone unwanted: » He seemed to want to slough off all his old acquaintances.Thesaurus+: ↑Removing and getting rid of things , ↑Taking things away from someone or somewhere2 F0 SPECIALIZED When snakes and other reptiles slough off their skin, they get rid of an old, dead layer of skin. Thesaurus+: ↑Animal (non-human) behaviourThesaurus+: ↑Removing and getting rid of things , ↑Taking things away from someone or somewhere |