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

• 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。
• 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。
• Man-made fibers such as nylon and polyester are scoured with synthetic detergents containing alkali.
  人造纤维织物，例如尼龙织物和涤纶织物宜用含碱的合成洗涤剂煮练。
• Alabama authorities scoured the globe for the boom they needed, says a spokesman for the governor.
  利雷的发言人说，亚拉巴马州有关部门满世界搜寻他们需要的拦油栅。
• 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。
• She scoured the trees looking for cicada shells.
  她在树上搜寻着蝉壳。
• We scoured the telephone directory for clues.
  我们仔细查阅电话簿以寻找线索。
• Magda washed, scrubbed, scoured, dusted.
  玛格达洗衣服，擦地板，刷锅子，掸灰尘。
• The shoppers scoured the website for some good deals.
  购物者为了想找到便宜货对网站进行了地毯式搜索。