scour
v. 冲刷; 擦亮; 四处搜索; (用泻药)泻
If you scour something such as a place or a book, you make a thorough search of it to try to find what you are looking for.
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。
We scoured the telephone directory for clues.
我们仔细查阅电话簿以寻找线索。
If you scour something such as a sink, floor, or pan, you clean its surface by rubbing it hard with something rough.
He decided to scour the sink.
他决定把水池擦干净。
1. a place that is scoured (especially by running water)
1. examine minutely;
2. clean with hard rubbing;
3. rub hard or scrub;
4. rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid;
I admire the rock standing at the sea for it endures the scour of the tide.
我钦佩那兀立在海边的岩石,它勇敢地迎接海的冲刷.
Savages scour the Prairies ; We thought it best, therefore , to escort you on your road.
在草原里有流浪的野人, 我们认为最好应该随身保护你.
Very good, I am preparing to scour the windows, convenient have been then much.
太好了, 我正准备擦洗窗户, 这下省事多了!
Brokers scour the market for the best deal.
经纪人搜索着市场,以便寻找最好的交易.
I known he's not here; go and scour around in the garden.
我知道他不在这儿, 去花园里找找看.