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scour sth
表示用力擦洗使某物干净。
She scoured the pots and pans until they shone.
她把锅和平底锅擦洗得闪闪发亮。
擦洗；刷净；擦亮
scours — third person singular of scour
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擦洗；刷净；擦亮
to clean something by rubbing it hard with a rough material or cleaning agent
She scoured the pots and pans until they shone.
她把锅和平底锅擦洗得闪闪发亮。
To clean, polish, or wash (something) by rubbing and scrubbing it vigorously, frequently with an abrasive or cleaning agent.
彻底搜索
To search an area thoroughly.
To remove debris and dirt (from something) by purging; to sweep along or off by a current of water.
疾跑,急行
To run with speed; to scurry.
scour
Base
原形
scours
3rd person
第三人称单数
scouring
-ing
现在分词
scoured
Past
过去式
scoured
Past participle
过去分词
She scours the floor every morning.
她每天早晨擦洗地板。
He scoured the pan until it shone.
他擦洗了锅直到它发亮。
They have scoured the area for clues.
他们已彻底搜索了该区域寻找线索。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
She scoured the burnt pot with a steel wool pad.
她用钢丝球擦洗烧焦的锅。
Search teams scoured the forest for the missing hiker.
搜救队仔细搜寻森林寻找失踪的徒步者。
The river's current scours the riverbed, carving deep channels.
河流的急流冲刷河床，切出深深的沟渠。
表示用力擦洗使某物干净。
She scoured the pots and pans until they shone.
她把锅和平底锅擦洗得闪闪发亮。
形容词说明擦洗后的状态。
He scoured the floor clean with a brush.
他用刷子把地板刷干净。
表示仔细搜寻某物以找到目标。
The police scoured the area for clues.
警方彻底搜索该地区寻找线索。
Not this
I scoured for my keys.
Use this
I scoured the room for my keys.
在表示“仔细搜索”时，scour是及物动词，必须接一个表示搜索范围的地点宾语，再用for引出搜索目标，不能直接接for短语。
Not this
I scoured the stain with a sponge.
Use this
I scoured the pot with a sponge.
在表示“擦洗”时，scour的宾语应是擦拭的表面（如锅、地板），而不是污渍本身。污渍应通过介词off或短语to remove来表达。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
彻底搜索某地区
Police scoured the area for clues.
警方彻底搜索了该地区寻找线索。
在网上仔细搜索
She scoured the internet for the best price.
她在网上仔细搜索，想找到最优惠的价格。
擦洗平底锅
He scoured the pan with steel wool until it was clean.
他用钢丝球擦洗平底锅，直到它干净为止。
擦掉；洗掉
These chemicals will scour away the grease.
这些化学品会洗掉油污。
冲刷出
The river scoured out a deep channel in the rock.
这条河在岩石中冲刷出一条深水道。
找遍全世界；彻底搜寻
The team scoured the earth for the missing scientist.
这个团队找遍全世界寻找那位失踪的科学家。
搜遍每一个角落；彻底搜查
We scoured every corner of the house before calling the police.
我们搜遍了房子的每一个角落，然后才报警。
在市场上仔细搜寻；跑遍市场寻找
She scoured the market for a rare vintage watch.
她跑遍市场寻找一块罕见的古董表。
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scour：擦洗和搜索的共同点是刮——刮掉污垢，刮遍每个角落。
语域：neutral 常见场景：household cleaning、cleaning kitchen surfaces 表示“用力擦洗、刷净”时，语域通常为中性，多用于家务清洁场景，如刷洗锅具、炉灶或其他硬质表面；日常口语和书面说明中都较常见。
既可作及物动词（如：scour the pot）也可作不及物动词（如：scour for food）
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