1. (植物)落葉;(動(dòng)物)蛻皮 When a plant sloughs its leaves, or an animal such as a snake sloughs its skin, the leaves or skin come off naturally.
e.g. All reptiles have to slough their skin to grow... 所有爬行動(dòng)物生長(cháng)過(guò)程中都要蛻皮。 e.g. The lemon geranium sloughs dry brown leaves at the base of its branches. 檸檬天竺葵枝條底部棕色的枯葉會(huì )脫落。
相關(guān)詞組:slough off
slough英英釋義
noun
1. any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake)
2. a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou)
3. a hollow filled with mud
4. necrotic tissue a mortified or gangrenous part or mass