scour

英 [ˈskaʊə(r)]

美 [ˈskaʊər]

v.  (彻底地)搜寻，搜查，翻找; (用粗糙的物体)擦净，擦亮; 冲刷成; 冲刷出

现在分词：scouring　过去式：scoured　过去分词：scoured　第三人称单数：scours　

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牛津词典

verb

• （彻底地）搜寻，搜查，翻找
  to search a place or thing thoroughly in order to find sb/sth
  1. We scoured the area for somewhere to pitch our tent.
     我们四处查看，想找一个搭帐篷的地方。
• （用粗糙的物体）擦净，擦亮
  to clean sth by rubbing its surface hard with rough material
  1. I had to scour out the pans.
     我得把这些锅擦干净。
• 冲刷成；冲刷出
  to make a passage, hole, or mark in the ground, rocks, etc. as the result of movement, especially over a long period
  1. The water had raced down the slope and scoured out the bed of a stream.
     水顺着山坡流下来，冲刷出一条小河道。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 四处搜索;细查
  If youscoursomething such as a place or a book, you make a thorough search of it to try to find what you are looking for.
  1. Rescue crews had scoured an area of 30 square miles...
     救援人员已经搜遍了30平方英里的范围。
  2. We scoured the telephone directory for clues.
     我们仔细查阅电话簿以寻找线索。
• VERB 擦净;擦亮
  If youscoursomething such as a sink, floor, or pan, you clean its surface by rubbing it hard with something rough.
  1. He decided to scour the sink.
     他决定把水池擦干净。

英英释义

noun

• a place that is scoured (especially by running water)

verb

• rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
  1. flush the wound with antibiotics
  2. purge the old gas tank
  Synonym:flushpurge
• clean with hard rubbing
  1. She scrubbed his back
  Synonym:scrub
• rub hard or scrub
  1. scour the counter tops
  Synonym:abrade
• examine minutely
  1. The police scoured the country for the fugitive

双语例句

• All you would have to do is scour your school's events calendar and attend the open meetings.
  你所需要做的，就是反复刷新学校的日程安排表，参加公开聚会。
• I admire the rock standing at the sea for it endures the scour of the tide.
  我钦佩那兀立在海边的岩石，它勇敢地迎接海的冲刷。
• Understanding of the scour problem has been aided considerably by investigations of scour by jets.
  理解冲刷问题在相当大的程度上曾借助于射流冲刷的研究。
• As I scour todays management literature, Im struck by how much of it relates to personal productivity.
  当我搜索今天的时间管理类文献，我陷入思考：时间管理和个人的生产力水平有多大关系。
• He decided to scour the sink.
  他决定把水池擦干净。
• Cleanness uses clear water or neuter scour please, use cloth wipe up finally, lest the ground slips.
  清洁请用清水或中性洗涤剂，最后用布擦干净，以免地滑。
• Mercerizing wash waters can be used to prepare scour, chlorine bleach.
  丝光冲洗水可用作配制洗涤液氯漂白液。
• Subsea scour prevention is the problem needed to solve for offshore structure.
  构筑物的海底防冲刷是海洋工程亟需解决的问题。
• Rescue crews had scoured an area of 30 square miles
  救援人员已经搜遍了30平方英里的范围。
• Rain will scour the dam body.
  雨水冲刷坝体；