scour
v. 沖刷; 擦亮; 四處搜尋; (用瀉藥)瀉
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...
救援人員已經搜遍了30平方英里的範圍。
We scoured the telephone directory for clues.
我們仔細查閱電話簿以尋找線索。
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.
他決定把水池擦乾淨。
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.
我欽佩那兀立在海邊的岩石,它勇敢地迎接海的沖刷.
Savages scour the Prairies ; We thought it best, therefore , to escort you on your road.
在草原裡有流浪的野人, 我們認為最好應該隨身保護你.
Very good, I am preparing to scour the windows, convenient have been then much.
太好了, 我正準備擦洗窗戶, 這下省事多了!
Brokers scour the market for the best deal.
經紀人搜尋著市場,以便尋找最好的交易.
I known he's not here; go and scour around in the garden.
我知道他不在這兒, 去花園裡找找看.