a scouring of [place]
The police conducted a scouring of the entire forest.
警方对整个森林进行了搜索。
擦洗；刷洗
冲刷；侵蚀；腹泻；通过用刷子、肥皂和水擦洗表面进行清洁的行为。；腹泻。(现在仅用于牲畜,有时也用于16世纪的人类。)；水的侵蚀,尤其是在水道中。
通过用刷子、肥皂和水擦洗表面进行清洁的行为。
The act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush, soap and water.
腹泻。(现在仅用于牲畜,有时也用于16世纪的人类。)
Diarrhea. (Now used only of livestock, though also sometimes used of humans into the 1600s.)
水的侵蚀,尤其是在水道中。
Erosion by water, especially in watercourses.
The scouring of the forest by the rescue team took three days.
救援队对森林的搜索花了三天时间。
用法提示：scouring 作为名词，表示对某区域进行搜索的行为。
After a thorough scouring of the area, they found the missing keys.
彻底搜索该区域后，他们找到了丢失的钥匙。
用法提示：scouring 作为名词，在这里指全面搜索的动作。
The police conducted a scouring of the neighborhood for evidence.
警方对该街区进行了证据搜索。
用法提示：scouring 作为名词，意为有目的地搜查某个区域。
The police conducted a scouring of the entire forest.
警方对整个森林进行了搜索。
They organized a scouring for the missing child.
他们组织了一次寻找失踪孩子的搜索。
特指家畜腹泻，用于兽医语境。
Scouring in lambs is a common problem.
羔羊腹泻是一个常见问题。
grammar · medium
易错句子We need to scouring the house.
正确表达We need to scour the house.
scouring 是动名词或名词形式，而在这里需要动词原形作为不定式。应使用动词原形 scour。
grammar · medium
易错句子My cow is scouring.
正确表达My cow has scouring.
scouring 作为“家畜腹泻”时是名词，不应作为动词使用。应使用“has scouring”来表示患病状态。
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