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

• They scoured the neighborhood for the lost child.
  他们跑遍邻近一带，搜寻那个走失的小孩。
• So, George and I scoured the Internet.
  所以，乔治和我就在互联网上搜索。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• She scoured the silver in the dining hall.
  她将餐厅内的银制器皿擦得雪亮。
• British entrepreneurs scoured the old battlefields of Europe searching for phosphorus-rich bones.
  英国的企业家们涤荡了欧洲的旧战场来搜寻富含磷的骨头。
• For the next few minutes, I scoured the bazaar in vain.
  有那么几分钟，我徒劳无功地在市场中搜寻着。
• The torrents scoured out a channel down the hill side.
  急流沿着山腰冲刷出一条水沟。