Scour
[ 'skauə ]
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v. 冲刷;擦亮;四处搜索;（用泻药）泻;
n. 擦;冲刷;洗涤剂;
📝 例句
I gave the dirty floor a good scour.
我把脏地板好好擦了一下。
This rusted pan does not scour easily.
这只生锈的锅不容易擦干净。
She scoured the silver in the dining hall.
她将餐厅内的银制器皿擦得雪亮。
Mercerizing wash waters can be used to prepare scour, chlorine bleach.
丝光冲洗水可用作配制洗涤液氯漂白液。
The police scoured the city for the robbers.
警察搜遍全城寻找抢窃犯。
🌱 联想助记
【串】地板没有scour(擦亮),就会被老婆scourge(鞭打),然后失去courage(勇气)
【记】※ sc-拼音“水草”,our-我们的:我们的水草被冲刷得很干净
※ scour-擦亮,scourge-鞭打:如果没有将鞋了擦亮就鞭打你
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
📖 牛津释义
scour
v
1 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (out) make the dirty surface of sth clean or bright by rubbing it with sth rough 将某物刷净或擦亮
scour the pots and pans 把壶和锅刷乾净
scour out a saucepan, ie with a scourer 擦亮长柄锅
scour the pipe (out) 把烟斗掏乾净.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
~ sth (out) (of a river, etc) clear out or make (a channel, etc) by flowing at high speed （指河流等）冲刷成（水道等）
The torrent scoured a gully down the hillside. 那急流顺山坡而下冲出一条水沟.
3 (phr v) scour sth away/off remove (dirt) by rubbing with sth rough 擦掉, 刷去（污垢）
scour the grease off (the floor) 刷掉（地板上的）油渍. scour, n [sing]
act of scouring 刷; 擦; 冲刷
give the pan a good scour 把锅好好刷刷.
scour v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (for sb/sth) go over (an area) thoroughly searching for sb/sth 走遍（某地）以搜寻某人[某物]
Police scoured the woods (looking) for the body. 警方到树林各处（寻）找那具尸体.
2 (phr v) scour about, through, etc (sth) move around quickly in search of sb/sth 搜寻某人[某物]
hounds scouring about in the copse (after the fox) 在矮树林中追寻著（狐狸）的猎犬
We scoured through the fields, looking for stray sheep. 我们在田地里搜寻走失的绵羊.
🔁 扩展释义
*['skauә]vt. 擦亮, 洗涤, 清洗, 冲刷成, 急速穿过vi. 擦, 洗, 冲刷, 腹泻, 急速穿行n. 擦, 洗, 腹泻, 洗涤剂【法】 搜索, 追寻, 擦洗
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📖 同为「GMAT」词汇
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Don't drink then drive.
不要酒后开车。
Especially to Katherine Miller, for being there when I needed her.
特别是感谢凯瑟琳.米勒，每当我需要她时，她总在我身边。
would be like trying to meet a friend in London without a pre-arranged rendezvous and absurdly wandering the streets in the hope of a chance encounter.
就如同去伦敦见一位朋友，事先未约定地点，而荒唐地在街上游逛，以期待碰巧遇上一样。