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

• Magda washed, scrubbed, scoured, dusted.
  玛格达洗衣服，擦地板，刷锅子，掸灰尘。
• 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。
• Soil material is removed by being pushed thrown, and scoured out.
  土壤由于受到压迫，抛掷和冲刷而被搬走。
• 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。
• We scoured the telephone directory for clues.
  我们仔细查阅电话簿以寻找线索。
• 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。
• She scoured the trees looking for cicada shells.
  她在树上搜寻着蝉壳。
• The torrent scoured a channel down the hillside.
  急流沿着山坡冲出了一条沟。
• 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。
• 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。