slough

slough n.

泥沼, 蛻的皮, 腐肉

vt.

使陷入泥沼, 使沉淪, 脫落, 拋棄

vi.

在泥漿中跋涉, 蛻皮, 脫落

英英解釋:名詞slough:
1. necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass
同義詞：gangrene, sphacelus
2. a hollow filled with mud
3. a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou)
4. any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake)
動詞slough:
1. cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
同義詞：shed, molt, exuviate, moult

習慣用語

the slough of despond 沮喪的深淵