scoured

1. VERB 四处搜索;细查
   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.
   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。
2. VERB 擦净;擦亮
   If you scour something 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。

1. 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。
2. 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。
3. We scoured the telephone directory for clues.
   我们仔细查阅电话簿以寻找线索。
4. The torrents scoured out a channel down the hill side.
   急流沿着山腰冲刷出一条水沟。
5. For the next few minutes, I scoured the bazaar in vain.
   有那么几分钟，我徒劳无功地在市场中搜寻着。
6. Alabama authorities scoured the globe for the boom they needed, says a spokesman for the governor.
   利雷的发言人说，亚拉巴马州有关部门满世界搜寻他们需要的拦油栅。
7. The Evolution of the Cooking Utensil Words; Cloth may be scoured in large kettles called kiers.
   织物的煮练可以在被称为煮布锅的大釜中进行。
8. The stream had scoured a channel. Drains and gutters require to be flushed.
   那溪流冲出了一条水沟。下水道和阴沟必须冲洗。
9. The torrent scoured a channel down the hillside.
   急流沿着山坡冲出了一条沟。
10. The boy scoured off the dirt from the floor.
    男孩擦去地板上的污物。
11. And we scoured the wooded hillside until we found the perfect Christmas tree.
    我们快步来到长满树林的山坡上，找到了一棵理想的圣诞树。
12. The fabric finish shall be scoured and heat set.
    织物表面应该洗刷和热定形。
13. Man-made fibers such as nylon and polyester are scoured with synthetic detergents containing alkali.
    人造纤维织物，例如尼龙织物和涤纶织物宜用含碱的合成洗涤剂煮练。
14. A private citizen recently found the tracks, which were possibly exposed after a rainstorm scoured away a thin layer of shale.
    一个普通百姓最近发现了这处脚印，很可能是一场暴风雨冲刷了厚厚的层页岩，于是脚印暴露了出来。
15. He scoured the pots and pans and put away the milk and swept the kitchen.
    他搜罗坛坛罐罐和收起的牛奶，并包揽了厨房。
16. A place that is scoured ( especially by running water).
    被水，尤其是流水，冲刷过的地方。
17. British entrepreneurs scoured the old battlefields of Europe searching for phosphorus-rich bones.
    英国的企业家们涤荡了欧洲的旧战场来搜寻富含磷的骨头。
18. She scoured the silver in the dining hall.
    她将餐厅内的银制器皿擦得雪亮。
19. The shoppers scoured the website for some good deals.
    购物者为了想找到便宜货对网站进行了地毯式搜索。
20. Their growth results from material being scoured from the trough regions and deposited over the crests.
    他们的生长是由波谷冲刷和波峰淤积而引起的。
21. Rayons are also scoured under alkaline conditions, but the process is varied depending on the type of rayon.
    人造丝也需要在碱性条例下煮练，但煮练工艺随人造丝种类的不同而有区别。
22. They scoured the neighborhood for the lost child.
    他们跑遍邻近一带，搜寻那个走失的小孩。
23. Let's slide down this grassy slope. The torrent scoured a gully down the hillside.
    咱们顺着这草坡滑下去吧。那急流顺山坡而下冲出一条水沟。
24. She scoured the trees looking for cicada shells.
    她在树上搜寻着蝉壳。
25. Isabella left this situation to rage, and scoured the country for troops, cannon, money, supplies.
    伊莎贝拉听任局势的发展，同时向全国招募军队，募集大炮、资金和给养。
26. Magda washed, scrubbed, scoured, dusted.
    玛格达洗衣服，擦地板，刷锅子，掸灰尘。
27. Soil material is removed by being pushed thrown, and scoured out.
    土壤由于受到压迫，抛掷和冲刷而被搬走。
28. I scoured the shops for a blue and white shirt, but I couldn't find one anywhere.
    我跑遍各家商店想买一件监白相问的衬衫，但却一件也找不到。
29. So, George and I scoured the Internet.
    所以，乔治和我就在互联网上搜索。
30. All the tins were scoured, and the tables scrubbed snowy white.
    所有的锡器都擦光了，桌子都刷得雪白。

adj

1. worn away as by water or ice or wind

   Synonym:    eroded