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scour

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vt.冲洗,擦亮,(搜索或追捕时)急速走遍 vi.擦,洗,冲刷,腹泻,急速穿行 n.擦,洗,洗涤剂,腹泻

难易程度:

scour为短语/超纲词汇

词形变化:

名词:scourer 动词过去式:scoured 过去分词:scoured 现在分词:scouring 第三人称单数:scours

近义词, 同义词

be clean  clean  cleanse  rinse  wring  flush  full  wipe  mop  sponge  scour  swab  scrub  brush  wash  lave  launder  purify  purge  expurgate  clarify  refine  filter  filtrate  drain  strain    

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scour


/'skaʊə(r); skaur/
v
1 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (out) make the dirty surface of sth clean or bright by rubbing it with sth rough 将某物刷净或擦亮
*scour the pots and pans 把壶和锅刷乾净
* scour out a saucepan, ie with a scourer 擦亮长柄锅
* scour the pipe (out) 把烟斗掏乾净.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] ~ sth (out) (of a river, etc) clear out or make (a channel, etc) by flowing at high speed (指河流等)冲刷成(水道等)
*The torrent scoured a gully down the hillside. 那急流顺山坡而下冲出一条水沟.
3 (phr v) scour sth away/off remove (dirt) by rubbing with sth rough 擦掉, 刷去(污垢)
*scour the grease off (the floor) 刷掉(地板上的)油渍.

n [sing] act of scouring 刷; 擦; 冲刷
*give the pan a good scour 把锅好好刷刷.

/'skaʊə(r); skaur/
v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (for sb/sth) go over (an area) thoroughly searching for sb/sth 走遍(某地)以搜寻某人[某物]
*Police scoured the woods (looking) for the body. 警方到树林各处(寻)找那具尸体.
2 (phr v) scour about, through, etc (sth) move around quickly in search of sb/sth 搜寻某人[某物]
*hounds scouring about in the copse (after the fox) 在矮树林中追寻着(狐狸)的猎犬
* We scoured through the fields, looking for stray sheep. 我们在田地里搜寻走失的绵羊.

scour


v [T]
[Sense: 1; Date: 1400-1500; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language.]
[Sense: 2-3; Date: 1100-1200; Origin: Probably from Middle Dutch schuren, from Old French escurer, from Late Latin excurare 'to clean off', from Latin cura 'care']
to search very carefully and thoroughly through an area, a document etc
scour sth for sth
 Her family began to scour the countryside for a suitable house.
alsoscour out
to clean something very thoroughly by rubbing it with a rough material
= scrub
 Ada was scouring out the pans.
alsoscour out
to form a hole by continuous movement over a long period
 Over the years, the stream had scoured out a round pool in the rock.