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 place that is scoured ( especially by running water).
  被水，尤其是流水，冲刷过的地方。
• 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。
• She scoured the trees looking for cicada shells.
  她在树上搜寻着蝉壳。
• 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。
• The boy scoured off the dirt from the floor.
  男孩擦去地板上的污物。
• 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 torrent scoured a channel down the hillside.
  急流沿着山坡冲出了一条沟。
• 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。
• We scoured the telephone directory for clues.
  我们仔细查阅电话簿以寻找线索。
• 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。