| 单词 | scour |
| 释义 | scour (skaʊəʳ ) Word forms: scours , scouring , scoured 1. verb 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. Rescue crews had scoured an area of 30 square miles. [VERB noun] We scoured the telephone directory for clues. [VERB noun + for] Synonyms: search, hunt, comb, ransack 2. verb If you scour something such as a sink, floor, or pan, you clean its surface by rubbing it hard with something rough. He decided to scour the sink. [VERB noun] Synonyms: scrub, clean, polish, rub Collocations: scour the area Ships and helicopters scoured the area to find survivors as warnings of a second storm were issued. Times, Sunday Times (2007) They continued to scour the area for a body but with no luck. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Two lifeboats and a coastguard helicopter scoured the area for hours before ending their search. The Sun (2013) He began scouring the country for venues that met his ambitions, making many hotel owners rich when he snapped up their assets. Times, Sunday Times (2013) The Government began scouring the country for land that could be turned over to growing crops. The Sun (2014) Detectives scoured the country for their witness. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Instead, like white blood cells, we scour the earth looking for the wounds and infections that threaten. Christianity Today As countries invest in renewable infrastructure, miners will scour the earth for rare metals, factories will spit out building materials, and big engines will haul them across continents. The Times Literary Supplement He has scoured the earth to fill his house with 530 different models, making the world's biggest collection. The Sun Relatives spent days scouring the island for him and have since issued computer-generated images, left, of how he might have looked as he grew older. Times, Sunday Times One half scours the island from dawn to dusk in search of food and provisions, while the other half lies on the beach, scratching, sunbathing and dreaming of takeaway pizzas. Times, Sunday Times I scoured the islands — well, somebody had to do it — to find the perfect one for your holiday needs. Times, Sunday Times Deep-sea trawlers that scour the ocean floor and catch endangered sharks in their nets face new restrictions but have escaped a ban on their operations. Times, Sunday Times A helicopter and several private boats also scoured the ocean for survivors. The Sun It takes its name from the extinct arthropod, which scoured the ocean's floor. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 You could scour the planet for a finer place to play. Times, Sunday Times Earth scientists have scoured the planet for paleoclimate proxies, natural archives of the past environment. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 So they scoured the planet for the sharpest minds to help. Times, Sunday Times If this keel extends deep enough to make contact with the sea floor, it will scour the sea floor as the ice moves with the current. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But lack of fighter-control ships in the group precluded direct communication with the aircraft, which were still scouring the sea for the convoy. Times, Sunday Times Planes, ships and a submarine were last night scouring the sea for survivors. The Sun Many refuse to believe it until ships and aircraft scouring the sea retrieve debris conclusively from the plane. The Sun The days spent scouring the seas for whales to save are long and dreary. Times, Sunday Times Yet now, a search that might have taken 30 minutes of scouring the shelves can be made online in as many seconds. Times,Sunday Times Scouring the shelves for something that your friends will love for only 1 shows how well you know them. The Sun So we've scoured the shelves for the biggest and best eggs you can buy when out doing your essential shop - and how you can get them for less. The Sun We have scoured the shelves for the most flawless self-tan, eye-catching mascara, headturning hair treatment and wrinkle-smoothing moisturiser. The Sun Instead, consider scouring the shelves at home rather than the ones in-store. Times, Sunday Times Work has been halted while archaeologists scour the site further. Times, Sunday Times And for more than a century archaeologists scoured the site. Smithsonian Police cordoned off the area and scoured the site of the attack for clues. Times, Sunday Times For hours, we stomp through the heather, scouring the sky. Times, Sunday Times We scoured the sky but the bursts of light cannot be guaranteed and this time we were unlucky. The Sun We have been scouring the skies and seen plenty of them, but none you would wish to talk to, let alone invite onto your private yacht for a party. Times, Sunday Times Police vehicles are scouring the streets to protect the homeless and the lost. The Sun They are also used by bailiffs, who scour the streets for drivers with unpaid debt. Times, Sunday Times I had a few pretty epiphanic encounters with the urban foxes as we scoured the streets for leftover pizza, chicken tikka masala and chips. Times, Sunday Times This exclusivity drove customers wild: they'd scour the streets trying to guess the unlisted address from location data. Times, Sunday Times He's keen to start scouring the streets immediately, but brax advises him to wait at home while he looks for the youngster. The Sun The claim comes as the 35-strong team scours 40,000 separate strands of information — brought together for the first time. The Sun The trends team scours fashion shows, homeware displays and social media to identify the colours and paint effects that will dominate our homes. Times, Sunday Times After parents put in a request, the team scours retailers' websites, auction sites and toy industry contacts. The Sun Translations: Chinese: 四处搜索 Japanese: 徹底的に調査する |
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