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• ① 磨;擦;使发亮
  • She scours her kitchen floor every week.她每星期擦厨房的地板。
  • Scour the knives with sandsoap.用含沙肥皂磨刀吧。
  • She scoured out the saucepan with glass fiber.她用玻璃纤维擦亮锅子。

• ② 擦掉(锈、污点等);洗涤
  • She scoured off the grease from the pans.她把锅子的油污洗掉。

• ③ 冲洗(水道、导管等);冲成(水道等)
  • The river had scoured its bed of silt.河水冲走了河床的淤泥。
  • The stream has scoured (out) a channel through the sand.溪流在沙地上冲出了一条水道。

• ④ 予以清肠

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• ① 急忙搜索;搜索;翻寻
  • They scoured the woods for the missing child.他们在树林里奔走寻找失落的小孩。