scour
美音:
[´skauə
]英音:
[´skauə
]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
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scour为短语/超纲词汇
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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
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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 outto clean something very thoroughly by rubbing it with a rough material
=
scrub Ada was scouring out the pans.alsoscour outto form a hole by continuous movement over a long period
Over the years, the stream had scoured out a round pool in the rock.