scouring 的 3 个定义
- to remove dirt, grease, etc., from or to cleanse or polish by hard rubbing, as with a rough or abrasive material: to scour pots and pans.
- to remove from something by hard rubbing: to scour grease from pots and pans.
- to clear or dig out as by the force of water, by removing debris, etc.
- (8)
- to rub a surface in order to cleanse or polish it.
- to remove dirt, grease, etc.
- to become clean and shiny.
- (6)
- the act of scouring.
- the place scoured.
- an apparatus or material used in scouring; scourer: Sand is a good scour.
- (5)
scouring 近义词
clean, polish thoroughly
search thoroughly
更多scouring例句
- When she was still ill after two weeks, she started scouring the Internet for information about other people who weren’t getting better.
- So I’ve been scouring obscure parts of the webs and playing with them.
- Dean scoured the literature because he had become personally interested in the topic, while working on a different project, in India.
- Thanks to two intrepid researchers who spent more than a decade scouring records and archives across the globe, it now seems there could be more than twice as many surviving first editions as the long-accepted prior best estimates.
- We scoured streaming services for shows and films so iconic you might not publicly admit you missed out on them.
- Hundreds of civilian volunteers were recruited and trained, scouring communities for any evidence of Graham.
- McLennan was scouring church land with his metal detector in September when he came across a silver spoon.
- Still further online scouring by police produced another remarkable twist.
- Reporters found that scouring the Internet for remarks made by Ukip members was proving fruitful.
- She later confessed to poring over botanical volumes in search of suitable poisons and scouring the woods for lethal mushrooms.
- But we must not remain outside to-day, for the troopers are scouring the forest, and may see you.
- By this means, and the close scouring of the coast by the vessels of his squadron, something might be effected.
- After the King had seen the messenger he sent for Gareth, and Gareth left his scouring and went gaily and eagerly to him.
- Put ammonia or borax in the water used, or else rub the glass with whiting, or a scouring soap which is not gritty.
- It was thought that the scouring effect of the wind, there, would keep the opening of the tunnel free of drift.