n.泥坑；沼澤；沮喪的情況；(蛇等)蛻皮
v.蛻皮；擺脫
=sluff.
The horses were stalled in a slough. 馬陷入泥沼中進(jìn)退不得。
He saved her from the slough of despond. 他把她從絕望的深淵中拯救了出來(lái)。
There is no hopeless situation that is insurmountable but people with a slough of despond. 世上沒(méi)有絕望的處境，只有對(duì)處境絕望的人。
A man casts off his years, as the snake his slough. 人們掙脫歲月的羈絆，如蛇蛻去它那羈絆自身的皮。
用作動(dòng)詞 (v.)Snakes slough off their skins once a year. 蛇每年蛻皮一次。
The cicada has to slough off its skin before it can fly. 蟬在會(huì)飛以前必須蛻去皮。
In a prolonged course, the hooves, horns and hair may slough. 在病程長(zhǎng)的病例中
He managed to slough off his drinking habit. 他終于戒掉了酗酒的習(xí)慣。
He was not able to slough off the memories of the past. 他無(wú)法忘記過(guò)去。
[ sloughing ]的過(guò)去式
