scoured
v. 走遍(某地)搜寻(人或物)( scour的过去式和过去分词 ); (用力)刷; 擦净; 擦亮
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. worn away as by water or ice or wind
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。
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。
The torrents scoured out a channel down the hill side.
急流沿着山腰冲刷出一条水沟.
The stream had scoured a channel.
溪流冲出一条水道.
She scoured the saucepan with cleanser.
她用清洁剂把锅擦亮.