scour
柯林斯词典
1. V-T 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. 四処搜索
Rescue crews had scoured an area of 30 square miles. 救援人員已經搜遍了30平方英裡的範圍。
2. V-T If you scour something such as a sink, floor, or pan, you clean its surface by rubbing it hard with something rough. (費力地) 擦洗
He decided to scour the sink. 他決定把水池擦洗乾淨。
3. N the act of scouring 擦洗
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scour /skaʊə/ (scouring,scoured,scours)
剑桥词典
scour verb [T] (CLEAN)
(also scour out)to remove dirt from something by rubbing it hard with something rough
擦，擦淨；刷，刷掉
You'll have to scour out those old cooking pots before you use them. 這些舊鍋用之前得好好刷一刷。
scour verb [T] (SEARCH)
to search a place or thing very carefully in order to try to find something
認真搜索，細查
The police are scouring the area for the missing child . 警方在這個地區四処搜查，尋找失蹤的孩子。
I scoured the shops for a blue and white shirt , but I couldn't find one anywhere . 我跑遍商店想買一件藍白相間的襯衫，但卻怎麽也買不到。