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the scour of [something]
指水流冲刷、侵蚀的作用力。
The scour of the flood undermined the bridge.
洪水的冲刷侵蚀了桥基。
冲刷；冲蚀
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冲刷；冲蚀
The scouring of sediment by flowing water; erosion.
The scour of the flood undermined the bridge.
洪水的冲刷侵蚀了桥基。
急流冲刷沉积物
The removal of sediment caused by swiftly moving water.
水流冲刷形成的凹坑,如瀑布下方溪床
A place scoured out by running water, as in the bed of a stream below a waterfall.
洗羊毛池
A place where wool is washed to remove grease and impurities prior to processing.
牲畜腹泻,拉稀
Diarrhoea, in livestock; scouring.
The constant scour of the waves had worn away the cliff face.
海浪的不断冲刷磨蚀了悬崖表面。
The scour of the river over centuries created the grand canyon.
河流几个世纪的冲刷创造了大峡谷。
The scour of the floodwaters left deep gullies in the field.
洪水的冲刷在田野里留下了深深的沟壑。
指水流冲刷、侵蚀的作用力。
The scour of the flood undermined the bridge.
洪水的冲刷侵蚀了桥基。
指被水流冲刷出的坑洼或沟槽。
There is a deep scour in the riverbed below the dam.
大坝下方的河床上有一个很深的冲刷坑。
scours 以复数形式特指牲畜的腹泻。
The calves have the scours.
小牛犊患了腹泻。
指洗羊毛的场所，多用于纺织业。
The old wool scour is now a museum.
那座老羊毛洗涤场现在是博物馆。
Not this
The scour for the lost child lasted all night.
Use this
The search for the lost child lasted all night.
scour 作名词时没有“搜索”的含义（该含义只属于动词 scour），所以不能用 scour 表示“搜索”；此处应改用名词 search。
Not this
The lamb has scour.
Use this
The lamb has the scours.
表示牲畜腹泻时，scour 常用复数形式 the scours（并带定冠词），而不是单数 scour；因此要把 scour 改为 the scours。
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桥梁冲刷
Engineers use sonar to detect bridge scour under water.
工程师使用声呐探测水下桥梁冲刷。
局部冲刷
Local scour usually occurs around bridge piers and abutments.
局部冲刷通常发生在桥墩和桥台周围。
冲刷坑
The river has a large scour hole at the base of the waterfall.
这条河的瀑布底部有一个大的冲刷坑。
冲刷深度
Scour depth is an important factor in bridge design.
冲刷深度是桥梁设计中的一个重要因素。
冲刷防护
Scour protection is required for offshore wind turbines.
海上风机需要冲刷防护。
犊牛腹泻
Calf scours is a common disease in dairy farms.
犊牛腹泻是奶牛场的常见疾病。
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想象湍急水流像一把大刷子，把河床泥沙狠狠刷走，冲出深坑，这就是 scour 的“冲刷”。
语域：formal 常见场景：水文学、河流工程、地质学 scour 作名词指水流对河床或海岸的冲刷、冲蚀，通常出现在学术或工程类书面语中；日常对话中较少使用。
这些词都以 /aʊə/（英式）或 /aʊər/（美式）结尾，与 scour /ˈskaʊə/ 押韵。注意 four /fɔː/、pour /pɔː/ 虽也拼作 -our，但发音不同。
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