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

• She scoured the silver in the dining hall.
  她将餐厅内的银制器皿擦得雪亮。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• All the tins were scoured, and the tables scrubbed snowy white.
  所有的锡器都擦光了，桌子都刷得雪白。
• Their growth results from material being scoured from the trough regions and deposited over the crests.
  他们的生长是由波谷冲刷和波峰淤积而引起的。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。