scour

英 [ˈskaʊə(r)]

美 [ˈskaʊər]

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

现在分词：scouring　过去式：scoured　过去分词：scoured　第三人称单数：scours　

Collins.1 / BNC.11212 / COCA.9501

牛津词典

verb

（彻底地）搜寻，搜查，翻找
to search a place or thing thoroughly in order to find sb/sth
1. We scoured the area for somewhere to pitch our tent.
  我们四处查看，想找一个搭帐篷的地方。
（用粗糙的物体）擦净，擦亮
to clean sth by rubbing its surface hard with rough material
1. I had to scour out the pans.
  我得把这些锅擦干净。
冲刷成；冲刷出
to make a passage, hole, or mark in the ground, rocks, etc. as the result of movement, especially over a long period
1. The water had raced down the slope and scoured out the bed of a stream.
  水顺着山坡流下来，冲刷出一条小河道。

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。

noun

verb

rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
1. flush the wound with antibiotics
2. purge the old gas tank
Synonym:flushpurge
clean with hard rubbing
1. She scrubbed his back
Synonym:scrub
rub hard or scrub
1. scour the counter tops
Synonym:abrade
examine minutely
1. The police scoured the country for the fugitive

Analysis on Experimental Effect of Using and Optimizing the Spring Flood to Scour Tongguan Elevation in 2008
2008年利用并优化桃汛洪水冲刷潼关高程试验效果分析
Study on local scour test of the offshore isolated cylinder substrate
近海孤立圆柱基底的局部冲刷试验研究
Understanding of the scour problem has been aided considerably by investigations of scour by jets.
理解冲刷问题在相当大的程度上曾借助于射流冲刷的研究。
If smear is too heavy, usable scour efface, again dry finally brush.
假如污迹太重，可用洗涤剂抹去，最后再干擦一遍。
Statistically speaking, scour is the most common reason for the failure of highway bridges in the United states.
从统计上讲，冲刷是造成美国公路桥梁失效最常见的原因。
Measurement and Analysis of Aerated Flow Velocity in Scour Hole of High Dam Jet Flow
高坝挑流冲刷坑中掺气水流的流速量测及其特性分析
Scour is the removal of material of any size by flowing water.
冲刷是指流动中的水将任何粒径的土壤冲走的现象。
He decided to scour the sink.
他决定把水池擦干净。
Please scour rust spots from the knife.
请擦去刀上的锈斑。
Local scour on the head of a spur dike is disadvantageous to the structures.
丁坝坝头的局部冲刷对丁坝的整治效果产生不利影响。