scoured

英 [ˈskaʊəd]

美 [ˈskaʊərd]

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
scour的过去分词和过去式

COCA.46175

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

adj

• worn away as by water or ice or wind
  Synonym:eroded

双语例句

• A private citizen recently found the tracks, which were possibly exposed after a rainstorm scoured away a thin layer of shale.
  一个普通百姓最近发现了这处脚印，很可能是一场暴风雨冲刷了厚厚的层页岩，于是脚印暴露了出来。
• I scoured the shops for a blue and white shirt, but I couldn't find one anywhere.
  我跑遍各家商店想买一件监白相问的衬衫，但却一件也找不到。
• The boy scoured off the dirt from the floor.
  男孩擦去地板上的污物。
• They had scoured the intervening miles of moorland.
  他们已经仔细搜遍了其间绵延数英里的高沼地。
• Soil material is removed by being pushed thrown, and scoured out.
  土壤由于受到压迫，抛掷和冲刷而被搬走。
• Let's slide down this grassy slope. The torrent scoured a gully down the hillside.
  咱们顺着这草坡滑下去吧。那急流顺山坡而下冲出一条水沟。
• Isabella left this situation to rage, and scoured the country for troops, cannon, money, supplies.
  伊莎贝拉听任局势的发展，同时向全国招募军队，募集大炮、资金和给养。
• The Evolution of the Cooking Utensil Words; Cloth may be scoured in large kettles called kiers.
  织物的煮练可以在被称为煮布锅的大釜中进行。
• The stream had scoured a channel. Drains and gutters require to be flushed.
  那溪流冲出了一条水沟。下水道和阴沟必须冲洗。
• We scoured the telephone directory for clues.
  我们仔细查阅电话簿以寻找线索。