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

• 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。
• 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。
• We scoured the telephone directory for clues.
  我们仔细查阅电话簿以寻找线索。
• So, George and I scoured the Internet.
  所以，乔治和我就在互联网上搜索。
• 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 torrent scoured a channel down the hillside.
  急流沿着山坡冲出了一条沟。
• 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。
• Magda washed, scrubbed, scoured, dusted.
  玛格达洗衣服，擦地板，刷锅子，掸灰尘。
• 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。
• 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。