slough off

• فعل مركب يعني التخلص من شيء أو طرحه، كالجلد الميت أو عادة أو مسؤولية.

A phrasal verb meaning to shed or cast off something, such as skin, a habit, or a responsibility.

غير معدود · متعدٍّ ولازم · فعل مركّب، قابل للفصل

1. Shed or discardformal

   To get rid of something unwanted, like a habit, responsibility, or outer layer.

   التخلّص أو الإلقاء

   • The snake sloughed off its old skin.
   • He sloughed off his bad habits after the new year.
   • The company sloughed off its unprofitable divisions.

   المرادفاتabandoncast offdiscardditchdropget rid ofshake offshedthrow off

   الأضدادacquireadoptassumekeepretain

2. Ignore or dismissinformalamerican

   To treat something as unimportant or to avoid dealing with it.

   تجاهل أو رفض

   • She sloughed off the criticism and continued her work.
   • He sloughed off the warning about the storm.
   • They sloughed off the responsibility onto someone else.

   المرادفاتbrush asidecast offdismissdisregardignoreneglectshedshrug off

   الأضدادacknowledgeaddressconfrontdealhandle

الفعل الأساسيslough