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

• Man-made fibers such as nylon and polyester are scoured with synthetic detergents containing alkali.
  人造纤维织物，例如尼龙织物和涤纶织物宜用含碱的合成洗涤剂煮练。
• The torrent scoured a channel down the hillside.
  急流沿着山坡冲出了一条沟。
• A place that is scoured ( especially by running water).
  被水，尤其是流水，冲刷过的地方。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The fabric finish shall be scoured and heat set.
  织物表面应该洗刷和热定形。
• 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。
• Alabama authorities scoured the globe for the boom they needed, says a spokesman for the governor.
  利雷的发言人说，亚拉巴马州有关部门满世界搜寻他们需要的拦油栅。
• We scoured the telephone directory for clues.
  我们仔细查阅电话簿以寻找线索。