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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。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • She scoured the trees looking for cicada shells.
      她在树上搜寻着蝉壳。
    • The torrents scoured out a channel down the hill side.
      急流沿着山腰冲刷出一条水沟。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • 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。