scour

scour1
verb
  1. [with obj.]clean or brighten the surface of (something) by rubbing it hard, typically with an abrasive or detergent
    擦亮
    she scoured the cooker.
    她擦亮了锅。
    I was scouring out the pans.
    我正在擦平底锅。
    ■remove (dirt or unwanted matter) by rubbing in such a way
    擦洗，擦掉
    use an electric toothbrush to scour off plaque.
    用电动牙刷擦洗齿菌斑。
    ■(of water or a watercourse) make (a channel or pool) by flowing quickly over something and removing soil or rock
    （水，水道）冲成沟渠（或池塘）
    a stream came crashing through a narrow cavern to scour out a round pool below.
    一条小溪哗啦从小洞中流过在下面冲成一个圆形的池塘。
  2. [no obj.](of livestock) suffer from diarrhoea
    （家畜）患腹泻
    ■[with obj.](archaic)administer a strong purgative to
    (古)给…服强力泻药
noun
[mass noun]
  1. the action of scouring or the state of being scoured, especially by swift-flowing water
    冲洗
    ■[in sing.]an act of rubbing something hard to clean or brighten it
    擦拭动作
    give the floor a good scour.
    好好擦拭一下地板。
  2. (亦作 scours)diarrhoea in livestock, especially cattle and pigs
    （家畜，尤指牛、猪）腹泻（病）
派生
scourer
noun
语源
  1. Middle English: from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German schūren, from Old French escurer, from late Latin excurare 'clean (off'), from ex- 'away' + curare 'to clean'
scour2
verb
  1. [with obj.]subject (a place, text, etc.) to a thorough search in order to locate something
    仔细搜索；浏览
    David scoured each newspaper for an article on the murder.
    戴维急速浏览每份报纸寻找有关那次谋杀的文章。
    ■[no obj., with adverbial of direction]move rapidly in a particular direction, especially in search or pursuit of someone or something
    （尤指搜索追捕时）快速行走
    he scoured up the ladder.
    她迅速登上梯子。
语源
  1. late Middle English: related to obsolete scour 'moving hastily', of unknown origin
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