Значення

значень: 7
  1. (злічуване, незлічуване)The skin shed by a snake or other reptile.

    That is the slough of a rattler; we must be careful.

    abgestreifte Haut

    вы́ползокvýpolzok, вы́ползинаvýpolzina

  2. (злічуване, незлічуване)Dead skin on a sore or ulcer.

    This is the slough that came off of his skin after the burn.

    Schorf, Kruste

    струпstrup, коро́стаkorósta

  3. A marshy or muddy area.

  4. (Northern US, Southern US)A type of swamp or shallow lake system, typically formed as or by the backwater of a larger waterway, similar to a bayou with trees.

    We paddled under a canopy of trees through the slough.

  5. (США, Western)A secondary channel of a river delta, usually flushed by the tide.

    The Sacramento River Delta contains dozens of sloughs that are often used for water-skiing and fishing.

  6. A state of depression.

    John is in a slough.

    подавленностьpodavlennostʹ

  7. (Canadian Prairies)A small pond, often alkaline, many but not all formed by glacial potholes.

    Potholes or sloughs formed by a glacier’s retreat from the central plains of North America, are now known to be some of the world’s most productive ecosystems.

Приклади

речень: 6
  1. Swear to God, it sloughs brain cells.

  2. The snake sloughs its skin several times a year.

    ruЗмея сбрасывает кожу несколько раз в год.

    deDie Schlange häutet sich mehrmals im Jahr.

  3. A slough is a swamp or shallow lake system, usually a backwater to a larger body of water.

  4. Tom will slough.

  5. The town Slough has a very suitable name.

Русский
За значеннями 3
the skin shed by a snake or other reptile:
dead skin on a sore or ulcer:
state of depression:
Deutsch
За значеннями 2
the skin shed by a snake or other reptile:
dead skin on a sore or ulcer:

Походження

From Middle English slogh, slugh, slouh, from Proto-Germanic *sluk-, perhaps related to *s

From Middle English slogh, slugh, slouh, from Proto-Germanic *sluk-, perhaps related to *sleupaną (“to slip, sneak”) (compare Gothic 𐍃𐌻𐌹𐌿𐍀𐌰𐌽 (sliupan)).

From Middle English slough (“muddy place; swamp; mire”), Old English slōh, probably from Proto-Germanic *slōhaz.

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Форми

множина: sloughs
Однинаslough
Множинаsloughs

правильне

Спільнокореневі

пов’язаних слів: 8

Дивіться також

сусідні слова
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