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

• 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。
• We scoured the telephone directory for clues.
  我们仔细查阅电话簿以寻找线索。
• The Evolution of the Cooking Utensil Words; Cloth may be scoured in large kettles called kiers.
  织物的煮练可以在被称为煮布锅的大釜中进行。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• They scoured the neighborhood for the lost child.
  他们跑遍邻近一带，搜寻那个走失的小孩。
• So, George and I scoured the Internet.
  所以，乔治和我就在互联网上搜索。
• 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。