scour

英 [ˈskaʊə(r)]

美 [ˈskaʊər]

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

现在分词：scouring　过去式：scoured　过去分词：scoured　第三人称单数：scours　

Collins.1 / BNC.11212 / COCA.9501

牛津词典

verb

（彻底地）搜寻，搜查，翻找
to search a place or thing thoroughly in order to find sb/sth
1. We scoured the area for somewhere to pitch our tent.
  我们四处查看，想找一个搭帐篷的地方。
（用粗糙的物体）擦净，擦亮
to clean sth by rubbing its surface hard with rough material
1. I had to scour out the pans.
  我得把这些锅擦干净。
冲刷成；冲刷出
to make a passage, hole, or mark in the ground, rocks, etc. as the result of movement, especially over a long period
1. The water had raced down the slope and scoured out the bed of a stream.
  水顺着山坡流下来，冲刷出一条小河道。

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。

noun

verb

rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
1. flush the wound with antibiotics
2. purge the old gas tank
Synonym:flushpurge
clean with hard rubbing
1. She scrubbed his back
Synonym:scrub
rub hard or scrub
1. scour the counter tops
Synonym:abrade
examine minutely
1. The police scoured the country for the fugitive

Local scour on the head of a spur dike is disadvantageous to the structures.
丁坝坝头的局部冲刷对丁坝的整治效果产生不利影响。
The rocks carry scour marks left by floods.
岩石上有被洪水冲刷过的痕迹。
A study on channel scour rate of sediment laden flow and river bed inertia
挟沙水流的冲刷率及河床惯性的研究
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。
Local scour depth around bridge pier is a very important parameter in design of sea-crossing bridge base.
桥墩周围局部冲刷深度是跨海大桥基础设计的重要参数。
As I scour todays management literature, Im struck by how much of it relates to personal productivity.
当我搜索今天的时间管理类文献，我陷入思考：时间管理和个人的生产力水平有多大关系。
Application of the measure of scour prevention of spur dike foundation in the practical engineering
丁坝基础冲刷防护措施在工程中的应用
Rain will scour the dam body.
雨水冲刷坝体；
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。
Subsea scour prevention is the problem needed to solve for offshore structure.
构筑物的海底防冲刷是海洋工程亟需解决的问题。