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

• 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。
• She scoured the silver in the dining hall.
  她将餐厅内的银制器皿擦得雪亮。
• We scoured the telephone directory for clues.
  我们仔细查阅电话簿以寻找线索。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He scoured the pots and pans and put away the milk and swept the kitchen.
  他搜罗坛坛罐罐和收起的牛奶，并包揽了厨房。
• 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。
• And we scoured the wooded hillside until we found the perfect Christmas tree.
  我们快步来到长满树林的山坡上，找到了一棵理想的圣诞树。
• Magda washed, scrubbed, scoured, dusted.
  玛格达洗衣服，擦地板，刷锅子，掸灰尘。