Word · Frequency #15291
slough
泥沼；烂泥坑
a hollow filled with mud
- 1.
The skin shed by a snake or other reptile.
蛇或其他爬行动物蜕下的皮。
- 2.
A marshy or muddy area.
沼泽或泥泞的地区。
- 3.
Dead skin on a sore or ulcer.
伤口或溃疡上的死皮。
- 4.
A state of depression.
沮丧的状态；消沉。
死水沼泽；静水沼泽；蜕下的皮；蜕壳；蛇或其他爬行动物蜕下的皮。；沼泽或泥泞的地区。；伤口或溃疡上的死皮。
In use
We had to cross a muddy slough on the way to the farm, and my boots were soaked.
The abandoned lot turned into a slough after the spring rains.
A narrow slough separated the two pastures, so the cattle sometimes waded across.
slough off sth
动词短语，表示“摆脱、丢弃”；也可写作 slough sth off。
The company sloughed off its outdated policies.
公司摒弃了过时的政策。
slough through sth
不及物动词，后接 through，表示“在泥泞中跋涉”。
The hikers sloughed through the wet marsh.
徒步旅行者艰难地穿过湿漉漉的沼泽。
the slough of sth
名词用法，表示动物蜕下的皮或壳，常与 of 连用。
Connections
Collocations
- slough off
- 蜕去；摆脱；抛弃
- The snake slowly sloughed off the old skin.这条蛇慢慢地蜕去了旧皮。
- snake slough
- 蛇蜕
- We found a dried snake slough on the rocks.我们在岩石上发现了一张干蛇蜕。
- slough of despond
- 绝望的泥沼；极度消沉
- Losing the championship cast him into a slough of despond.失去冠军使他陷入了极度消沉。
- slough through the mud
- 在泥泞中跋涉
- The soldiers sloughed through the mud to reach the camp.士兵们在泥泞中跋涉才到达营地。
Idioms & figurative uses
- slough of despond
- 绝望的泥沼；极度沮丧的状态After losing everything, he fell into a slough of despond.失去一切后，他陷入了极度沮丧的状态。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象蛇在泥沼（slough）里蜕皮（slough off）：'嘶捞'一声，旧皮脱落。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal descriptive writing、literary narrative slough 作名词表示“泥沼/死水沼泽”时，通常用于正式或文学性书面语，多见于景物描写或抽象比喻；日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
slough /slaʊ/ rhymes with bough /baʊ/ and plough /plaʊ/. Beware the other -ough words: though /ðoʊ/, through /θruː/, cough /kɒf/, and rough /rʌf/ all sound different.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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