sloughing

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slough /slʌf/ (sloughing,sloughed,sloughs)

• 1. V-T When a plant sloughs its leaves, or an animal such as a snake sloughs its skin, the leaves or skin come off naturally. 自然脫落

  All reptiles have to slough their skin to grow. 所有爬行動物都必須自然脫皮才能成長

• 2. PHRASAL VERB Slough off means the same as . 自然甩脫

  Our bodies slough off dead cells. 我們的身躰會自然脫掉死細胞

• 3. N any outer covering that is shed, such as the dead outer layer of the skin of a snake, the cellular debris in a wound, etc 外層覆蓋物; 諸如蛇脫下的死皮等




slough /slaʊ/

• N

• 1. N a hollow filled with mud; bog 泥坑

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